Prayer doesn’t always look how you think it should
Even in his elderly years, Brother Edmund is statuesque. Well over six feet and with his long scraggly beard, he conjures up images of Treebeard from “The Lord of the…
When you see holiness in a life well lived
Five years ago, on the eve of the feast of the Assumption, my grandfather passed from this life. A fresh college graduate, I had spent the previous few months living…
Need a useful prayer tip? Listen with the ear of your heart
Listen. Stop reading this article for a moment and just listen. What do you hear? Birds singing in the trees? Rain pattering on the window? A cooing baby? A barking…
Ordinary prayers for ordinary time
With the celebration of Easter over, we head back into Ordinary Time in the liturgical calendar. I spend a lot of time thinking about how to celebrate feast days or…
How to make a personal retreat anytime, anywhere
Most of us could use a personal retreat now more than ever. It’s been hard to experience a sense of community and fellowship in this time of pandemic, and a…
Finding God in the silence
Cars careen down the road, auto-tuned radio music thundering out the rolled-down windows. Life in living rooms is deadened by the drone of powered-on televisions. Bus stops and waiting rooms…