Lord Jesus, through the power of the Holy Spirit, go back into my memory as I sleep. Every hurt that has ever been done to me, heal that hurt. Every hurt that I have ever caused another person, heal that hurt. All the relationships that have been damaged in my whole life that I am…
My Golden Calves
Recently I was praying with the Gospel story, “The Rich Young Man”. I was hit with an overwhelming urge to reflect more personally with the words of Christ. As the Gospel goes… A young man approached Jesus and said, “Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?” He answered him, “Why do you…
My Story – Chapter 1
I share my story with the humble intention that someone reading this, who may be in a state of despair or a parent who is worried about their wayward child, will find hope… Born in 1967 into a lineage of faithful Catholics from German, English, Italian, and Czech decent, I was and remain a cradle…
Kayaking Contemplative Provocations
My current book while chilling on the bay is a little gem by Fr. Donald Haggerty. To say that the face of God is perpetually concealed expresses a truth. But the metaphor might be completed by insisting that the sound of His breathing can still be heard in the darkness that sometimes hides Him. “Contemplative…



