A few months back, I found myself at a convent in Gower, Missouri on retreat. There are so many blessing to being able to make a retreat- no matter who…
In the Nativity story, we know that there are only a select number of characters that are involved in the story. We have shepherds, we have angels, we have Magi,…
Perhaps you’d recognize this story. There was a man who lived in a relatively small town. This man wasn’t all that prestigious. He didn’t have a lot of money, not…
A couple of years ago, when I had the chance to visit the Holy Land with my brother seminarians, we saw many things that we expected- and they looked about…
We’ve all probably been there: we’ve had that problem that we just can’t seem to figure out. A strange constellation of events that seem to have no correlation. Maybe we…
August 2012. That was the month and the year that my life changed in a tremendous way. There had been plenty of other changes before that time- graduating, starting jobs,…
I was always thrilled when this time of year came around. All sorts of activity, hustle, and bustle, and let’s not forget the extra activities. Baking, shopping, wrapping… it brings…