3rd Sunday in Easter Homily In Mark Twain’s biography of St. Joan of Arc, one of the most striking details is the confidence of St. Joan. You may recall that St. Joan of Arc led the armies of France to...

I remember very clearly my struggles with the sacrament of confession. For years, there was one sin in particular that I could never bring myself to confess. I am not going to tell you what that sin was, but it...

there is something in a nice leisurely stroll which is utterly absurd, the toll of time spent in a pursuit that is purposely going nowhere, dare I say that there is something to the sheer excess of the event its...

One summer I had the great opportunity to go sailing on Lake Glenora with my cousin. It was a small sailing boat, and the day was rather windy. My cousin is rather skilled at sailing, and he knew how to...

I have a confession to make. I am a lot like the Pharisees that Jesus’ condemns in Matthew 23:1-12. I like seats of honor in gatherings. I enjoy being treated with respect, and I enjoy it when people say hello...

One of the most difficult aspects of the spiritual life is how to deal with past memories. For a few fortunate souls, their past represent a period that brings little anxiety or regret to their present. These souls are blessed...

love rests in a gaze, that intends nothing but to look resting in leisure, attention strolls like a brook all bubbling and senseless in a pursuit that wanders downstream the lover seems to be the fool and the man of...

It is a truly a blessing to be able to learn from one’s mistakes. There was one week in particular that I learned one of the more valuable lessons of my life. I learned to listen. The first part of...

There is a beautiful hymn that Maronite Catholics sing during Lent which connects two things that people don’t normally associate with each other: joy and fasting. The hymn proclaims, “Go to meet this fast with joy.” The idea of rejoicing...