All giving springs, unceasingly, from the wellspring of acceptance. Eternal Father, you do not give yourself to your only-begotten Son blindly, but your pouring-out of all you are is, mysteriously, a response to the beauty which you see and know in him… Read Full Text
I have published my first book. It contains most of the poems I have shared on this website, and many others, in the greater context from which they were born. It is available through Createspace via the link below. If you buy it directly from the book’s page a significantly greater percentage of the royalties come back to me. 😉 Or you can purchase it from Amazon, either in paperback or kindle format. I hope Read more…
I. When a man looks at a woman to desire her, wrongfully, he has already committed adultery with her in his heart. But is it possible to look with eyes of pure love, to see in the other the deep mystery alive within, the mystery radiating out, beautifully… Read Full Text
In a very real sense the message of the Gospel is all about healing our image of God. In this way it heals the deepest wounds of our hearts, opening us to again receive the love that God desires to pour out upon us… Read Full Text
True human maturity lies in the rediscovery of childhood, in our return to the deepest truth of our hearts, where we drink from the very wellspring of our existence flowing unceasingly from the Heart of the Trinity. As in the beginning of our life all was pure gift, so also at the end of our life, as we return to weakness and dependency, we find all becoming gift again–and we are invited to discover and Read more…
The primary work of mercy is the forgiveness of sin. God compassionately bends down to me, the sheep that has gone astray–after many days or years of searching for me impatiently–and bears me up on his shoulders. He runs out to meet me, the prodigal son returned home, and falls upon my neck, kissing me, and bringing out the best robe, putting a ring on my finger, and sandals on my feet… Read Full Text
There is deep evidence that the Lord has been at work in his Church in an intense way in recent years, drawing the souls of the faithful back to the very heart of the Gospel. In the midst of great evil and suffering, he has been issuing a word of consolation and encouragement to us, a word that heralds a “new springtime,” a “time of mercy” for the Church and the entire world… Read Read more…
Little heart, when you feel that you cannot take any more, when the path before you is hemmed in by thorns, when you feel, indeed, that all good things crumble —both within and without—and you cannot find your way… Read Full Text
Precious For the wondrous uniqueness of the path walked by each person, my God, I thank you… Read Full Text Masterpiece Dearest child, love and joy of my Heart, you are my masterpiece, precious and beloved, and your life is a work of art within my hands… Read Full Text
“And he went about doing good.” This is true of all your saints, my Lord, who humbly walked in your footsteps. But what am I, dear God— living this little, insignificant life, trying each day to pray, to love, to let light possess, and shine in and through the tiny heart within my breast?… Read Full Text