The God That Failed
Our God lies in the tomb this day. He has been cruelly tortured and murdered. His followers, those to whom he had revealed his glory and power througho...
Tag: faith
Dark days of hope
We are entering into the Triduum, the most sacred days in the Christian calendar, and for me the most painful days of the year. I come into the...
whining and name-calling
I am struck by the irony that in the same week that Catholics fall over themselves to cheer Archbishop Timothy Dolan’s blog post to the New York Times, acc...
The Second Joyful Mystery: The Visitation
Eagerness. That single word sums up this entire story for me, as well as the central challenge that it sparks in my soul every time I reflect upon this mys...
The First Joyful Mystery: The Annunciation
Mary didn’t plan to be the Mother of God. We are given no hint in the Gospels at what she did plan. It may have been an ordinary life, full of ordinary dre...