Posts in category Reflections

There is an image I have passed many times at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. It is of St. Anthony of the Desert looking intently at …

The famous philosopher Nietzsche once argued that Christianity is a religion that says no to all of the good things in life. He looked at …

Lord, your perfect mysteries pass through the hands of your imperfect servant, and yet your mysteries lose nothing of their glory. May I your humble …

St. Peter and St. Paul had very different roles within the Church. St. Peter was the solid leader who guided the Church through very difficult …

In the Eucharist, we peer into the mystery which is at the heart of all creation. Through such adoration, our lives slowly begin to imitate …

We have all heard the Gospel passage, “Where your treasure is, there also your heart will be” (Mt 6:21), and the idea seems simple enough. …

Youth: I want to live well, like a bull             charging into the moment, the electricity of motion             I want to live                like fire, …

As the heart settles more and more into stillness, the fire of divine love begins to emerge. This fire is none other than the divine …

In Eastern Monasticism, one of the key concepts is stillness. The monks of the East believed that such stillness was the goal of holiness because …

Growth in the spiritual life involves moving from a self-guided to a spirit-guided life. On the surface, the activities of a spirit-guided life may not …