Never Give Up

What can we say about the first month of 2014? Cold, cold, cold. Icy, clear, colorful, bright shining windy days. The powdery white snow ...

My spot in the Twitterverse. Brave new worlds. Well, we have celebrated the fact that the blog is now three years old. This is also (m...

Happy Birthday to the Never-Give-Up-Blog, Happy Birthday to the  Never-Give-Up-Blog, Happy Biiiiiiirthday to the  Never-Give-Up-Bloooooo...

My favorite story about Thomas Aquinas is the one where a young novice in the community was sent by the Superior to grab "one of the ...

The "Peace Cross" from Elementary Atrium Lord Jesus, enfold us in your most compassionate heart and give us confidence in your...

Many years ago, when I was a graduate student living in Texas, I used to meet on Saturday mornings with a church group. We would pray the...

Relationships are fundamental to the identity of the human person. Each of us is made to love and to be loved, and this reality is inscri...

It may be said that the spirit of the early fourth century martyr St. Agnes of Rome has so pervaded the Christian traditions of religious ...

We've had a couple of good snowfalls this season, and I've taken more than enough pictures of the magical stuff. Snow. How cozy. ...

What would our lives be like if we really believed that the grace of God is at work, mysteriously, in the heart of each and every human p...

"What others think or don't think of how much you do does not matter, nor does your judgment of yourself. All that matters is t...

We are the sheep of the good shepherd. Very often, we find ourselves lost and alone, far from the good pasture, wandering in dark places. ...

Not exactly a highbrow image for the human community? Hmmm.... Jesus is the good shepherd, and we are all his sheep. The "past...

Today through the presence of the Lord the waters of the Jordan river are changed into remedies. Today the whole universe is refres...

From Bethlehem to the Jordan, we have celebrated in these days God's "opening up of himself," his giving of himself to us. ...

We continue to follow the star. Grant, we ask, almighty God, that the Nativity of the Savior of the world, made known by the guidance of...

Massanutten mountain: It was even colder up there I can't think of anything that will be less "news" to you (if you live i...

"Let us witness to the newness, hope and joy that the Lord brings to life. Let us feel within us the delightful and comforting joy of...

So I had my 51st birthday. Unlike last year's turning of the biological odometer, this didn't seem like a big deal. We had a quiet d...

Selections of texts on the Gospels by Benedict XVI ( WordAmongUs ) On this first day of the year 2014, I have been doing some spiritual ...