A Love For Jesus!
As a permanent deacon for our diocese, the bishop assigned me to assist the chaplain at one of our senior living centers. This particular center boasts a very large campus and serves a spectrum of needs. From stand alone private homes to apartments, assisted nursing to a dedicated Alzheimer’s unit. One evening, my rounds took
Litany of Trust • 30-Day Retreat
I started praying the Litany of Trust; a powerful prayer similar to the Litany of Humility but… uplifting and hopeful. They are both beautiful in their own right but the Litany of Trust is just hitting my heart in a different way. Recently, I found the companion book, Jesus, I Trust in You: A 30-Day
God Works Through Broken Wings
I did it. I can’t blame anyone else. I moved the step to our high bed and forgot to move it back. I misstepped on the misplaced step and fell hard on the floor. I broke my wrist. The fall happened so quickly, I wasn’t able to tell the ER nurse how I landed when
Children Parenting Parents
Although these are not my words (it’s a short story circling around on the www) they will be one day… Fear of Your Parents’ Old Age There is a break in the family history, where the ages accumulate and overlap, and the natural order makes no sense: it’s when the child becomes the parent of
St. John Chrysostom
Saint John Chrysostom, Saint and Doctor of the Church was the Archbishop of Constantinople. He lived in the 4th century in Antioch and was raised by his mother, who saw to it that he was educated by the best – a pagan teacher named Libanius. John was highly skilled as a writer, homilist, and public