I have always enjoyed having Lent begin in the middle of winter. It just feels appropriate that, as winter winds down and approaches spring, Lent paves the road to Easter. The beginning of Lent this...

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalm 51 A friend of mine is a teacher, in training to become a hospital chaplain. As I asked him about...

Back in the early 2000s, I remember watching a commercial for the US Navy which began with the actor Keith David saying “If someone wrote a book about your life, would anyone want to read...

Every day I try to go for a walk throughout the grounds of the retreat center while listening to various podcasts. I am currently a fan of Brené Brown’s Unlocking Us, The Argument by the...

If you have read my previous blogs, you can probably see that Fr. Mike Schmitz is a big role model of mine.  I seriously love everything he does.  From his talks at Steubenville when I...

This morning, I noticed that I have been writing a lot about hope lately. Often, I write thinking of the audience. I think of what people would benefit from hearing or reflecting. I think of...

What are you doing right now with your life? At this moment – right here, right now, what is happening? Someone, somewhere, has shared this message with you – and I don’t believe it’s by...

Dear reader, I don’t usually write poetry, but if you’ll humor me- I have some free verse for you. Merry Christmas.   A Christmas Poem   Before our ad-vene,   Already set was the scene,   A short pass through the world, between...