I might be bias because I am Irish (some percentage anyway), but Saint Patrick is a hero of the Church to me. After being kidnapped and taken as a slave to escape years later; he returned to his captor as a missionary to win the king’s heart and mind (and soul). He return to save [...]
Read full post...0 Great Spirit whose voice I hear in the winds,
And whose breath gives life to all the world,
Hear Me!
I am small and weak
I need Your strength and wisdom!
Let me walk in beauty
And may my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things You have made,
Make my ears sharp to hear [...]
There is a movement to combine science and religion in an attempt to quantify empirically results of people’s faith. There has been research on prayer and recovery of patients. But, these are not truly scientific because they only give interpretations of observed reductional results without any control to the myriad of variables. It only makes [...]
Read full post...Over time, we have developed a sacred/secular dichotomy that splits hairs on every aspect of life such as in art, worldly/Christian media, clergy/laity, and career/calling. We have come to believe that one component is blessed while the other is left to defend itself. Each Christian bookstore is an example of how we have instituted this separation. One of the most [...]
Read full post...We cannot always offer God great things, but at each instance we can
offer him little things with great love. - St. Jane de Chantal
May we live life as a celebration of Your goodness with thoughts tuned in to doing all for the glory of God, our Everlasting King. May we be the hands, feet, and [...]
Oh Lord,
I do not know what to ask you.
You alone know my real needs,
and you love me more
than I even know how to love.
Enable me to discern my true needs
which are hidden from me.
I ask for neither cross nor consolation;
I wait in patience for you.
My heart is open to you.
For your great mercy’s sake,
come to [...]
I am fascinated by stories of how God has intervened or made known his presence in their lives. Whether it miraculous, mystical, or more pragmatic. In my own life journey, I have been the recipient of numerous of God’s works. When I didn’t have money for food, rent, or gas, it was provided in unexplainable means.
In [...]
My Father, I am compelled to seek your mercy and forgiveness. How easy I think of myself as being righteous, knowing I am full of self righteousness. May your consuming fire burn within my heart and soul, revealing my true self. May I give my whole self, unreservedly and without conditions to You, may I [...]
Read full post...Meister Eckhart talks about how when we mature, we depend less on how we feel God is leading us and trust more that He is already there. He puts it this way. “The less that you feel and the more that you believe, the more praiseworthy is your faith, the more regarded, and the more [...]
Read full post...What is the purpose of prayer? To draw us closer to God of course and to become more like Him. Yet, there is more. The Bible tells us, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” (Philippians 4:6)
Is this in conflict with His sovereignty? [...]
