Dear Friends, “Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing upon earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever” (Psalm 73:25-26). Shortly after the Bolshevik Revolution, which instantiated Communism in ...

Dear Friends in Christ, Today’s feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord reminds us of Christ’s majesty and divine glory that lay beneath the surface of his human nature. That human nature was both instructive and baffling. It was instructive in that it indicated the great dignity of man. For ...

Dear Friends, My hands are toward the end of their slow process of ceasing to function, and I am going through a process of “letting go;” not just physically but with my whole being. One thing that is, surprisingly, requiring a bit more detachment than I  expected is the ability ...

Dear Friends, July 29 marks the liturgical memorial of Mary, Martha and Lazarus, three siblings who represent hospitality. We can learn both the practical aspects and interior depth of hospitality from each sibling. Mary of Bethany is, of course, known for her contemplative heart. She sits at the Lord’s feet, ...

Dear Friends, In scorching temperatures of 95 degrees, 5 miles of dusty gravel roads skirting fields of farmland brought 500 plus people together in eastern Nebraska along the Eucharistic pilgrimage’s Serra route leading up to the congress this week. We all came carrying our individual intentions, as varied as the ...

All things serve the Lord (Psalm 119:91) I am always at work, and my Father is always at work (John 5:17) Hello Everyone, Unsurprisingly, C.S. Lewis puts it best. In The Horse and His Boy, Aslan reveals some of the actions he has performed for Shasta’s benefit. The boy Shasta ...

Dear Friends in Christ, The Roman Missal for U.S. dioceses contains a section, Proper of Saints, which includes the special texts for Masses for saints’ feast days. Some of the most poignant texts are those used in a Mass that isn’t even for a saint: the one for Independence Day, July ...

Dear Friends, During our Easter break in the formation center where I serve, a speaker facilitated a workshop on community life. One point she drove home was to recognize our double standards: the standards we hold others to and the excuses we find for ourselves. She read a list of ...