This week I made this video for you from some “wildlife” I photographed in my local park. While you’re watching the deer…
Local Wildlife & Poetry
Posts Categorized: Beatitudes
How to Attain Purity (advice from an expert)
St. Gregory of Nyssa (335-394) wrote that blessedness does not lie in knowing something about God, but rather in possessing God within…
One bread from 7.8 billion grains of wheat
A subscriber left a comment that she was going to pray this week for people who are different than she. It made…
Strolling Through the Magnificat With Mary
Too often I pray Mary’s Canticle, the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55), and finish it only to realize that I wasn’t paying attention. Did…
Cure for Wounded Feelings (…and a new video)
Father F. W. Faber’s (1814-1863) penetrating insights into human nature help us target old habits that we want to get rid of….
Out With the Old, In With the New
In the days between Christmas and New Year’s, no one expects us to produce anything. I call it the “Golden Week” because…
Glorious Humility
Paul always stops me in my tracks at Colossians 1:15-17. My eyes glaze over and I sit dumbfounded in wonder that Jesus…
Bragging Like a Saint
A friend said, “I love being accountable to a prayer partner for my week. Because I’m kinda braggy: ‘I made it to…
Less Preference, More Humility
Almost everyone agrees that becoming more loving is good, but how do we put that into action? That’s what virtue is all about….
How We Outsmart Death
Because the Incarnation is impossible for the human mind to fully grasp, its importance can sometimes slip from our minds. I love…
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