Monks Don’t Vow Silence
Carl McColman over at Patheos has a great piece on how the Cistercians respect for silence has been misinterpreted over the years as a vow. Their restraint on speech comes from a different place. He...
View ArticleHappy Anniversary, Googling God
6 years old! It was 6 years ago that this blog began and the book soon followed. You’ve been great readers and this has been lots of fun. To the future of inspiring one another! (clink) As an...
View ArticlePhoto Ministry
They say a picture is worth 1000 words and Mary Williams, a wonderful campus and youth minister in Montana who I got to know at the Frank J. Lewis Institute seems to know that better than the rest of...
View ArticleGuest Blogging at American Catholic
I have been remiss (since I have been traveling) to mention that because the NY Yankees beat the Reds I was given the opportunity to guest blog over at AmericanCatholic.org courtesy of Barbara Baker...
View ArticleSay It Ain’t So…
Mary DeTurris Poust is taking her leave from OSV’s Daily Post. She will be missed there but no worries she’s got two new books coming out (slacker!) and more… My busy schedule isn’t the only factor in...
View ArticleFacebook Forgivers
So I’ll be honest, some days the factions in the Catholic Church drive me up the wall. For instance my colleague Jim Martin, SJ posted a picture of Sr. Pat Farrell, the head of the Leadership...
View ArticleSacramental Skyping
In my ministry I have used Skype in a variety of settings: I do spiritual direction with one person about once a month using Skype which is a clear experiment merging the use of technology with the...
View ArticleWe Need a Little Christmas…Sez Fr. Austin
My dear friend, who I only know through his blog, Fr. Austin wrote an amazing homily for the 2nd Sunday of Advent. Included is his Christmas letter to God (as opposed to Santa). And he gives us several...
View ArticleOh Jealousy…Jealousy
Deacon Greg pointed this out to me today. Seems that some in the Catholic media are peeved that the Jesuits didn’t release their interview with Pope Francis to a myriad of Catholic Sources. Here’s one...
View ArticleWe Have Been Experiencing Technical Difficulties
Hence the lack of blogging. We had some issues here with the blog that I wanted to take care of before we started causing all kinds of problems for you readers. But we are back online now and will...
View ArticleDo You Have the Time?
Time..don’t run out on me. It’s a phrase that I’ve mentioned often in ministry as being an element that is essential to the development of faith. I challenge spiritual directees to prioritize their...
View ArticleHappy Anniversary, Googling God
6 years old! It was 6 years ago that this blog began and the book soon followed. You’ve been great readers and this has been lots of fun. To the future of inspiring one another! (clink) As an...
View ArticlePhoto Ministry
They say a picture is worth 1000 words and Mary Williams, a wonderful campus and youth minister in Montana who I got to know at the Frank J. Lewis Institute seems to know that better than the rest of...
View ArticleGuest Blogging at American Catholic
I have been remiss (since I have been traveling) to mention that because the NY Yankees beat the Reds I was given the opportunity to guest blog over at AmericanCatholic.org courtesy of Barbara Baker...
View ArticleSay It Ain’t So…
Mary DeTurris Poust is taking her leave from OSV’s Daily Post. She will be missed there but no worries she’s got two new books coming out (slacker!) and more… My busy schedule isn’t the only factor in...
View ArticleFacebook Forgivers
So I’ll be honest, some days the factions in the Catholic Church drive me up the wall. For instance my colleague Jim Martin, SJ posted a picture of Sr. Pat Farrell, the head of the Leadership...
View ArticleSacramental Skyping
In my ministry I have used Skype in a variety of settings: I do spiritual direction with one person about once a month using Skype which is a clear experiment merging the use of technology with the...
View ArticleWe Need a Little Christmas…Sez Fr. Austin
My dear friend, who I only know through his blog, Fr. Austin wrote an amazing homily for the 2nd Sunday of Advent. Included is his Christmas letter to God (as opposed to Santa). And he gives us several...
View ArticleOh Jealousy…Jealousy
Deacon Greg pointed this out to me today. Seems that some in the Catholic media are peeved that the Jesuits didn’t release their interview with Pope Francis to a myriad of Catholic Sources. Here’s one...
View ArticleWe Have Been Experiencing Technical Difficulties
Hence the lack of blogging. We had some issues here with the blog that I wanted to take care of before we started causing all kinds of problems for you readers. But we are back online now and will...
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