On January 24th, I witnessed a miracle. Birthing a loved one into eternity is fraught with wonder and mystery. During her final week with us, I noticed Mom re-position the Mickey…

Within every struggle and weakness resides the potential of God's power to cause deep transforming shifts in how we see, feel, and act.  I like to ask myself regularly:  Am I allowing God to…

Never forget in the light what you learned in the darkness. I heard those words from my friend, who relocated to heaven a few days ago.   Aggressive rheumatoid arthritis, extreme pain, and…

  "Love is an unconditional commitment to an imperfect person." It's how God loves us, and how He wants us to love others.  Without God, we're sunk. But with God the…

"You're blessed when the tears flow freely" Jesus, in Luke 6:21, The Msg "Until you have cried, you don't know God" Ephrem, 4th century theologian from the region of modern…

       . . .you'll be eating from your own garden.

We are quite naturally inpatient to reach the end goal without delay. We like to skip the intermediate stages. We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown,…

  Do I treasure loving God and loving others above all else? Do I do everything I can to not shine the light on another's flaws and mistakes?  Do I intentionally…

  "No despair of ours can alter the reality of things, or stain the joy of the cosmic dance which is always there..." Thomas Merton The honor of your presence is…

  Can you see the face of Jesus light up with a smile, and his body burst with happy laughter? His presence brought sheer delight to the sick and dying, to…