Food for the Captives
What is keeping you from being ‘highly favored and blessed’? …
Tag: pandemic
Don’t get discouraged
Lessons on encouragement from Simon Peter and Isaiah. …
I think it’s so groovy now…
“I think it’s so groovy now that people are finally getting together. I think it’s wonderful and how that people are finally getting together.” Is it time for you to “reach out of the darkness”? …
Joy, a most contagious virtue
Just like a virus, joy is highly contagious. In like manner, masking and social distancing prevent its spread. …
Hiking the Pandemic Trail
Lessons from the Appalachian Trail to guide us through this pandemic. …
Staying connected…
With all of the Covid protocols, we have lost these ‘networking’ and communal activities, which directly or indirectly guide our personal growth – even those that are unpleasant and a little challenging at times. …
Three P’s To Pull You Through This Pandemic
And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out, “Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon.” Mt 15:21-28
There are a lot of similarities between the Canaanite woman and what we’re going through today. …
Conquering the Chaos in Our Lives
One of my employees came into my office for a meeting. I started the conversation by asking, “How are things going?” I was expecting her to answer “Fine.” Instead, she replied, “I feel like I am drowning …
Awakening to our True Purpose
A few days after we brought Mack Swinney home, I took him down to the dock to join me in morning prayer. All of our previous dogs have been my loyal prayer partners. I wanted him to become part of this the venerable tradition. When I looked up from my prayer book, I noticed Mack had locked-on a half-dozen baby geese swimming by the dock …
A Time for Transformation
The pictures shows an amazing make-over of a statue of Jesus we have on the trail at the Catholic Conference Center. Though the remake beautifies the trails, we can also look at the statue symbolically. The ‘before’ picture may represent our spiritual life before the pandemic – a little neglected and not too pleasing to gaze upon. The ‘after’ statue gives us an idea of the transformation that can take place if we accept this challenging time as an invitation to do a little makeover of our own spiritual life. …