I Believe – Dec. 23, 2022
I believe for every drop of rain that fallsA flower growsI believe that somewhere in the darkest nightA candle glowsI believe for everyone that goes astraySomeone will come to show the wayI believeI believeI believe above the storm the smallest prayerWill still be heardI believe that someone in the great somewhereHears every wordEvery time I […]
Waiting: The Seedbed of Hope
Everywhere I go, people are busy with their cell phones: scrolling through emails, muttering messages, playing games or watching some video snippet. Filling time with our cell phones is now possible, and so we do it because others are doing it. On the Metro, in line at the grocery store, or sitting in a doctor’s […]
Your Yes to Us – Oct. 20, 2022
You are the God who is simple, direct, clear with us and for us.You have committed yourself to us.You have said yes to us in creation yes to us in our birth, yes to us in our baptism, yes to us in our awakening this day. But we are of another kind, more accustomed to “perhaps, maybe, we’ll see,” left in wonderment and ambiguity. We […]
Left Behind
We said good-bye to the Queen of England this past week, with all the pomp and pageantry that England could offer. I was surprised to be up early in front of the TV because I haven’t been a fan of “the royals.” I do remember making a scrapbook of pictures cut from Life magazine when she became […]
