Photo by MILKOVÍ on Unsplash Words matter. How and why we use our words matters. A prayer of yesteryear resounds in our contemporary ears: Continue to store us away from the strife of tongues and may our tongues not cause strife. In… Continue reading

In a day when we, as Christians, feel compelled to protest our losses of special privilege, criticism, insult, offense, or false characterization of our motives, we have a role model for how to handle it. After saying all there was… Continue reading

May you be blessed today, people of truth, souls of deep longing, heart walkers of grace, grace walkers of broken hearts, life livers and life givers. May you be blessed. May you be blessed, people of the edge, marginal pilgrims,… Continue reading

  There is a device at the head of my bed with which I have a love/hate relationship. It gives me a degree of comfort – the kind that comes with discipline and safety while also being an enemy to… Continue reading

No one is going to come along with you until you start moving. No one is going to see it, get it, or understand it until you live it and demonstrate it. Do not wait for a vote of your… Continue reading

  Thoughts, words, emotions, and promptings converge and none localized around any one soul. Is altruism an illusive and allusive fantasy? All anger bleeds acid. Sadness breeds sorrow. There are remedies. Remedies require energy from tired brains. Love leaks leaky… Continue reading

  Old woman praying by Théophile Lybaert Father, I am reporting for duty. It is a joy to do so. Just the idea of being chosen for anything thrills and humbles me. Unworthy as I am, you see something in me that… Continue reading

Perhaps, I sometimes get into life, meaning, and theological/philosophical thinking way above my "pay grade." Do you ever over-agonize the bigger, deeper, loftier issues in the land of awe and wonder? It is not a call the shallow thinking or… Continue reading

How do we become like the idols we create? What are the characteristics and limitations on the objects we worship that shape us into their own image? We make them in our images and find ourselves sucked into that place… Continue reading

Demands and Dread I was facing the day with excitement and dread. The excitement of anticipation came from the developing reality that the day was pregnant with possibilities and packed with responsibilities that I relish, opportunities for good and for… Continue reading