The Time When I Visited the Manger
Once, when I was a younger man, I found myself wandering in a shadowy wood. The wood gave way to hills, the hills to plains. The plains to a path that sought to...
The Curse of the Snowflake: A Fable
There once was a young man who cursed the world with a snowflake. He didn’t intend to curse the world at all; it happened very innocently. It was early in March...
What is a mystic and what does a mystic do?
What does a mystic do? First, we need to know what a mystic is. A mystic would be someone who purposely seeks union with God. Some would describe it as absorpti...
Mustard Seeds I
I don’t have to work for the Sun to rise or for the stars to sparkle. I don’t have to work for my cats to make me laugh, or for my wife’s smile. I don’t have to...
The Saints on Ash Wednesday and Lent
“Why does the Church place ashes on our foreheads today? Why does she remind us of death? Death which is the effect of sin! Why?…To prepare us for Christ’s Pass...
Is it the Father who Repays Me?
Is it the Father who repays me? When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you. Almsgiving; charitable donations. Acts of faith, hope, and love; good deed...
The Sign of the Cross is a Thing to Behold
The Sign of the Cross. There is an old story about a civil war general who returned to camp with his soldiers too late to have received the password for the nig...
A Blessing Shared by Zechariah
Zechariah had everything he could ask for but for one thing: a son. He had a wife, a home, a position as a priest in the Temple of the Lord. He had many blessed...
Be the hammer not the anvil – St. Domenic
A man who governs his passions is master of the world. We must either rule them or be ruled by them. It is better to be the hammer than the anvil. We must sow t...
I Walked the Road
I walked along the 7-mile stretch of road from the past to tomorrow. My feet bare, smoothed by the beige cosmetic dust that gathered imprint toes, betrayed the ...
