“Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous — how well I know it” (Psalm 139:14 NLT, second edition).When people are hurting, they need simple truth, not simplistic truth. It’s not enough to tell someone to
Last week, I gave an Advent Recollection to Assumption HS Class ’62. The theme of the recollection was “waiting.” One of the points I shared was from the homily of Fr. James P. Donelan, SJ, “The Sacrament of Waiting.” Donelan
Dear child of God, how’s your prayer life going? Is the busyness of life taking up all of your time and draining all of your energy so that you do not have time to pray? Praying very early in the
God gave us the word “may” as a gift to be able to see and impact the future for good and God. It is a word of opportunity, of blessing, of hope. Depending on who speaks the word or who
“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God’s peace.” (Philippians 4:6-7a NLT)In Philippians 4:6-7 we find one of the
Give thanks in all circumstances… How? My daughter is in Afghanistan. I am fighting diabetes. I have no job. My son is doing drugs. My child has died. My marriage is falling apart. I’m depressed. My bank account is overdrawn.
Why am I here? Many people today are obsessed with finding ways to prolong their lives. They are so caught up with trying to live longer that they never stop to consider why they are living at all. Every human
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership
Deep inner joy is an emotionally exciting feeling. If someone has never experienced it, then it is almost impossible to describe what it feels like. Sometimes Read More »