We started a new year celebrating the life of Joseph Ratzinger who has passed from this life. Joseph, aka Pope Benedict XVI, was the first Pope elected during my lifetime and I remember all the excitement and drama around it from my college days. His encyclicals were some of the first I read in their…
Tag: Spiritual Journey
Reflections relevant to our Spiritual Journey — the greatest journey — of discovering God’s love for us and, in doing so, discovering ourselves!
Virgen de Guadalupe
Our lady, My lady, Thank you for believing in us, for reaching your arms out to us, Broken and barren and overbearing and burdened by all matter of things that is dust and transitory. Thank you for appearing, over and over, Showing us how to get a point across, With patience, with love, And a…
Set apart as saints-to-be
Holy means to be set apart, not to be perfect I remind myself of this as I sit outside with my tantrumming toddler 3 minutes into All Saints Day Mass, which has started right before his bedtime typically commences. I remind the saints on their great holy day to not rest but instead pray for…