Talking About The Faith Path

Prayer when swarmed with distraction, worries, anxieties December 30—Holy Hour. I was entirely occupied in taking in the Christmas rents. “When you come close to Me in thought, see that you put away every little earthly worry so that you can be really all Mine. And if you often repeat this...

Sin flows from self-concern which is out of control June 23—In the train, as I had an unkind thought about another passenger. “Don’t judge too quickly. Don’t judge people by appearances.” Bossis, Gabrielle. He and I (Kindle Locations 753-754). Pauline Books and Media. Kindle Edition...

There Is No Human Experience That Cannot Be Tendered to Me. When you chant the psalms, you are giving Me all that you hold in your heart and all that makes up your life. There is no human experience, no suffering—not even the evil that is sin—that cannot be tendered to Me by means of the...

There are two camps, we must choose “Love is not selfish. Love never calculates. It hastens to help. In heaven, there is nothing but love. And I bring it to the earth, whereas the Evil one sows hatred. There are two camps—choose. And if you choose to love, don’t remain shy and on the outskirts...

Healthy vs. Unhealthy Guilt No one of us drinks the chalice of our existence to the last drop. None of us is fully obedient. Each of us falls short of the human nature entrusted to us. — Johann Baptist Metz +++++ I believe that people miss out on a lot when they fail to understand...

The Life of a Man and a Woman “There is a poverty of the average human’s life, who is unnoticed by the world. It is the poverty of the commonplace.. He has no talent but that of his own heart, no contribution to make except self-abandonment, no consolation save God alone.” ― Johann Baptist...

On becoming human as Christ Jesus was human “We must learn to accept ourselves in the painful experiment of living. We must embrace the spiritual adventure of becoming human, moving through the many stages that lie between birth and death.” ― Johann Baptist Metz, Poverty of Spirit

The call of the Heart of Christ Jesus The Heart of Christ, the Sacred Heart, points to the perfect humanity of Christ. Our hearts are called to become more human, loving, compassionate; this involves the death of a self that is fearful, angry, manipulative, and afraid of suffering and being...

Time is Unrelenting “You know very well that everything that is of time is short-lived. So stretch out your arms to eternity. Long for eternity. This puts you on a higher plane, your heart forging ahead to this unknown, undreamed-of country. This is the way to get a close-up aim at the goal...

There Are Two Camps, We Must Choose “Love is not selfish. Love never calculates. It hastens to help. In heaven there is nothing but love. And I bring it to the earth, whereas the Evil one sows hatred. There are two camps—choose. And if you choose love, don’t remain shy and on the outskirts, as...

The Call to Become More Human “See Me in everything, for I am everywhere for all of you. . . . Oh, that look of yours that I love: you understand? It’s like a declaration of love from you, as though you gave Me a little of your soul. And I take it right away, carefully watching for a chance to...

Invisible If we think of ourselves as an introvert or an extrovert it does not really matter. In the end, we are all inward beings with a deep, rich, painful, and complex life that is hidden from those around us. The most outgoing of people interpret, react, and speak from their inner core. Our...

A Sense of Humor, and Prayer About 5 years ago, I was talking to a small group of visitors about prayer. As we were talking one of the men in the group asked me for help in not giving up when praying. So I said something not thought about often when prayer is discussed, which is the...

Religious and Political Arrogance and Conceit It is amazing how many people have the truth! Also how many trying to convince everyone else that they are wrong. Religious people have a tendency to believe that they are of the elect, and those who disagree with them, well, are not, and are...

A Woman and Three Children Living in Her Car Most people never really sat down and got to know a homeless person but every homeless person is just a real person that was created by God and it is the same kind of different as us; they just have a different story. – Ron Hall ++++++++++ I go...

Church and State Kirill and Putin Marco and I have been friends for a long time. I have a deep respect for him. He wanted me to share what I thought about the relationship that Krill has with Putin. In other words, the church and state problem, and question. Below is something simple that I...

Mercy Sunday 2022 The Spirit of the Risen Christ casts out fear from the hearts of the apostles and pushes them out of the Upper Room, to bring the Gospel. We also must have more courage to witness to faith in the Risen Christ! Let us not be afraid to be Christian and live as Christians! We...

Letter to a prisoner Occasionally I like to share one of my letters to a prisoner. Over the years I have written quite a few. For the most part, the experience has been good and enriching, and I have learned a lot from the men I have written to. Below is one such letter. I would like to...

Monastery Easter Vigil 2022 The Easter Vigil like last year was private. For us, we have our Vigil at 4:30 in the morning. We start in our Cloister Garden, meeting in the middle. We have one of the monks make space for a large fire, for the lighting of the Candle. I went out into the...

Holy Saturday 2022 The silence of the tomb, with its coldness and emptiness points to nothingness. Jesus’ body cold, empty, rest on the stone slab, alone, as we all are in death. Evil won it seemed, an innocent betrayed, abandoned by his followers, denied by the one picked to lead, yes, it...