12 Mystical Places We Visit at Mass: #3 – Cana
At church, we have come to Bethlehem. We have sat with Jesus, listening and learning in the the synagogue at Nazareth. When we look up, we are at a wedding. The...
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12 Mystical Places We Visit at Mass: #2 – Nazareth
Entering the church through its doors is like entering Bethlehem. But when we listen to the readings from the Hebrew scriptures, we are in Nazareth during the c...
12 Mystical Places We Visit at Mass: #1 – Bethlehem
There are 12 mystical places we visit at mass. How is this possible? A Catholic Church is a holy place. It is a living and breathing house built by humans and s...
St. Joseph Shared in the Passion of Jesus
On this Feast of St. Joseph, I’m reminded and awed by the sacrifice and faith of this man of whom we know so little. Yet he stands as the protector of the Churc...
What is a mystic and what does a mystic do?
What does a mystic do? First, we need to know what a mystic is. A mystic would be someone who purposely seeks union with God. Some would describe it as absorpti...
The Sign of the Cross is a Thing to Behold
The Sign of the Cross. There is an old story about a civil war general who returned to camp with his soldiers too late to have received the password for the nig...
When Bad Things Come Out of Good People
Can bad things come out of good people? In a speech given in Milwaukee on Jan. 27, 1964, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. observed: “It may be true that you cannot ...
Who Whispered to Eve? Who Whispers to You?
Who whispers to you? It must be someone to whom you are especially close, since physical closeness is required. Anything less would usually be described as my g...
Hearts and the Holiness of Humility
You can’t help but feel smothered by hearts these days. Red hearts, pink hearts, fuzzy hearts, marble hearts. Hearts in silver, gold, and jewels. Hearts o...
What I Want to Be When I Grow Up
Watching the SpaceX rockets returning to earth vertically, accurately, and so gently into the arms of their launch tower is like witnessing a science fiction dr...