One of my favorite books for spiritual reading is “Contemplative Provocations”, by Fr. Donald Haggerty. One paragraph can fuel an hour, even days, of reflection. I’ve had the book for about 6 months but continue to ruminate within the first chapter, “The Concealment of God”. While I would not necessarily recommend this gem for new…
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Designed to Trip Off
[Disclaimer: I’m most likely using the wrong terminology and even incorrect concepts, but this is how I interpreted our situation and applied it to prayer.] An explosion woke me out of a deep sleep a few weeks ago. Groggy, I wandered to the patio door to see what made the noise. I was greeted by…
It Began with a Retreat
A few years ago I attended a 3-day women’s retreat. It. Was. Awesome. During that restful weekend we were given the opportunity to spend 15 minutes with one of the leaders (priests and a religious sister) for spiritual direction or Confession. I had a regular confessor and didn’t want to take an opportunity away from…
Can’t Stand Still
As a result of this, many of His disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied Him. John 6:66 Every year during the Third Week of Easter we reflect on the “Bread of Life Discourse” in the Gospels at Mass. This morning I was praying with John 6:60-69 and was stopped…



