Posts in category Reflections

In many places, the current paradigm seems to be that we should support and encourage the core of our parishes while trying to call to …

Our experience of the moment is a tricky thing. Our emotional and physical state can dramatically alter how we interpret our surroundings, and it can …

  I have a theory about the relationship between strengths and weaknesses. I have come to believe that the strengths that we are inclined to …

When people hear the idea of having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, they often believe that this is something foreign to Catholicism. Along these …

In my prayer life these past few weeks, I have felt the Lord repeating the word “gentle” to me over and over again. The inspiration …

Often our minds can be scattered and moving in a thousand directions at the same time. Instead of our interior life being at rest and …

As exalted as such theology may seem, we also have to contend with our experience of the Liturgy, or Mass. Often, we bring many expectations …

Prayer is a reality that is initiated through the salvific dynamism of God’s grace. Our prayer is not about us heroically turning to God, but …

The icon of the Metaphysical God can be quite comforting. It is a little remote, and while it captivates the imagination, it does not seem …

Mystery is a loaded reality. In movies, we convey mystery with particular music and particular settings, all of which are meant to convey a world …