Category Archives: Life
Homeostasis
There are times I look at the world and I get worried about the incessant drive for more and more growth in business. I remember my own days in the corporate world, we used to plan for growth year after … Continue reading
Seeing Eternity in the Now
I watch and enjoy this picture I once took of the sunset. I pointed my camera and clicked it and out came this awesome photo. It could very well be the picture of another glorious morning breaking. Either way, it … Continue reading
What the Risen Lord is Telling Me
In a world racked by hatred and violence, where the weak and the defenseless are routinely massacred, it is often very difficult to believe in the goodness of men and their capacity for love. Yet, in my own life, I … Continue reading
The Lord Is In Control
Very often, I am disappointed that things I have hoped and prayed for do not come to fruition. Similarly, quite often too, I am elated that things I have hoped and prayed for do not come about after seeing how … Continue reading
The Lord Is Risen
Before the four Gospels were written, there was was the Gospel of nature. Nature, with her beauty and constant transformation, Show us the magnificence and reality of the Resurrection. Today, I simply let the grandeur of nature speak to me … Continue reading
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Tagged Easter, Poetry
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Life Is Like a Plane Ride
This morning, I would have liked to pray about the importance of the individual, about how one person can change the world. My impression is that American society is an individualistic society, putting a high premium on the individual and … Continue reading
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Tagged Change, Coming home, Desolation, Humility
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A Layered Existence
Ours is a layered existence. The common understanding of life is to see it as a dichotomy: day and night, up and down, hot and cold, wet and dry. But life is more complex, it is one element layered upon … Continue reading
The Layers in My Life
Today is the feast day of St. Joseph. Jesus, as a grown-up man, was referred to as the son of the carpenter – a testimonial to his being a father. But I often associate Joseph with sleep and dreams. He … Continue reading
A Throw-Away Culture
We live in a throw-away culture where practically everything is disposable. When come thing breaks down, it is usually cheaper to throw it away and replace it with a new one rather than have it repaired. Most supposedly durable goods … Continue reading
Faith and Lotto
Every now and then, I would buy a Lotto ticket. And for a dollar, I can go on hoping to hit the jackpot in the few days before the draw. I would imagine how that would change my life and … Continue reading