Spiritual Reflection

  • Who are our real faith companions?

    May 10, 2024

    We live according to the spirit of the flesh when we live in bitterness, judgment of our neighbor, factionalism, and non-forgiveness. When these things characterize our lives, we shouldn’t delude ourselves and think that we are living inside of the Holy Spirit.

  • Civility has left the building

    May 03, 2024

    We have broken faith with each other. Civility has left the building.

  • God’s exuberant energy

    Apr 26, 2024

    God is ineffable, that is the first truth that we hold about God. That means that God cannot be imagined or ever circumscribed in a concept.

  • Go crazy or turn holy

    Apr 19, 2024

    Go crazy or get holy! Richard Rohr offers us a third option, get bitter. He submits that once we get to a certain age, we have only three options left open to us: We can become a pathetic old fool; or we can become a bitter old fool; or we can become a holy old fool.

  • The Passion of Christ as Passivity

    Apr 04, 2024

    The passion of Jesus teaches us that, like Jesus, we give as much to others in our passivity as in our activities.

  • Practising the Way – Be with Jesus

    Mar 27, 2024

    I recently finished reading John Mark Comer’s new book Practising the Way – Be with Jesus; Become like him; Do as he did. By way of a recommendation, I offer a series of sound bytes from the book which I hope will give you a nice taste of both the language and substance of the book.

  • Forever ahead of our souls

    Mar 25, 2024

    Our souls eventually do catch up with us, but it would be good if we didn’t wait until we were in assisted living for this to happen.

  • Ageing as a natural monastery

    Mar 15, 2024

    The process of aging is a natural monastery. If we live long enough, eventually the aging process turns everyone into a monk. Monks take four vows: poverty, chastity, obedience, and perseverance.

  • Reindeer games

    Mar 10, 2024

    Admittedly, you do see hatred and violence even within these crowds because, a crowd by the very fact that it is a crowd, will invariably have its rogue elements.

  • Praying the Psalms

    Feb 23, 2024

    To pray with full honesty is a challenge. Kathleen Norris puts it this way: If you pray regularly “there is no way you can do it right.