Never Give Up

Lord Jesus, in the Eucharist You are present with the whole of the love that penetrates the depths of our suffering. Lord Jesus, I am h...

What follows is a revised version of a post that first appeared one year ago today, September 27, 2011. Reading it again and working it ov...

The road to a peaceful and cheerful acceptance of God’s plan passes through the practice of patience and trust. “ Jesus, I trust in You ” ...

Today is the Feast of the Korean Martyrs of the 19th century. Over a hundred are celebrated, many of them lay people who took heroic steps...

By now the exclusive, elite, and small group of people who actually read this blog are familiar with the wonderful Magnificat monthly de...

I wanted to write a post, but I've got nothing to say. I'm too tired. And yet, here I go; I keep writing. I wanted to say somethin...

I'm plugging along. Some times are better than others. I may as well write something. I am still a bit too close to the edge of thin...

I'm sorry to say that I'm going to have to take a break from the blog for awhile. I'm going to have to really slow down and take...

          Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?           Shall tribulation,           or distress,           or persecution,...

St. Augustine. There's no end to what we could say about him. There is one particular thing that has always fascinated me. St. August...

Okay, it's time to say it: I'm not feeling well. No, this is not the usual "ups and downs" I've been going through d...

Well, what do you know! The Meditation for the Day  for August 27 in Magnificat  is by...gosh!... me ! Well, there it is. No matter how m...

We're all so worried about the world, about its evils and injustices. These are evil times, we say. People are full of selfishness an...

Ten years ago I began writing The Created Person and the Mystery of God , and it went through editing and finally publication a year later...

Happy is not sappy. Like so many other words that relate to the human being, "happiness" has been twisted, degraded, and used to...

Often when we witness to our faith today, the problem people have is not so much what we believe, but rather why any of it at all should...

Mary, the Mother of God, shapes the Christian identity of the believer and the vocation of every human person. For every human person with...

Jesus draws close to us through the tender- ness of the loving heart of His mother Mary, and draws us to share in His joy and peace, even...

The center of existence, which is what gives meaning and certain hope in the all too often difficult journey of life, is faith in ...

We know that Mary has been assumed body and soul into heaven. She sent us a picture! Indeed, it's more than a picture. We are so fa...