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: #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...
Back and Forth Across the Lawn
The man pushed his gas-powered, unassisted drive lawn mower back and forth across the lawn. He muscled the machine forward and back, left and right, in a search...
The Time When I Visited the Manger
Once, when I was a younger man, I found myself wandering in a shadowy wood. The wood gave way to hills, the hills to plains. The plains to a path that sought to...
The Curse of the Snowflake: A Fable
There once was a young man who cursed the world with a snowflake. He didn’t intend to curse the world at all; it happened very innocently. It was early in March...
Is it the Father who Repays Me?
Is it the Father who repays me? When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you. Almsgiving; charitable donations. Acts of faith, hope, and love; good deed...
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...