This is a very subjective (to me) meditation on mental illness (a form of which I do suffer from occasionally.) It is subjective because...

God gave us an entire universe of people and things that have the ability to draw our attention including ourselves. Is that good? Of...

"Easter" Most of us don't even know where that word comes from. I had to look it up. It is irrelevant for the most part. Something to do...

Blank the mind that starts the day A page for you to write Gone the phantoms of my dreams Disappearing with the night. Soon the sun will...

Knowledge. Knowledge won't buy your way into heaven. You can't get there by being a know-it-all. Believe me. I am a legend in my own mind...

So much can change for us God. When You are with us. Of course You are with us always in a way. But maybe it is when I am with You. How...

Lord I wander through each day Drifting as I do some times You don't mind my mindless path That is where Your Grace I find Straight the...

As I get out from my bed I offer Thee the day ahead I look out without 'plaint or dread None can go forth in my stead Yoke so easy,...

Do the right thing! I think that about sums up the readings today. You can find them here if you want to read them for yourself. If you...

Readings can be found here: Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time The book of Sirach's description of David in the first reading is...

I felt I needed something to keep me spiritually motivated this winter and decided to dig out an old copy of one of my favorite Catholic...

When I am writing these posts (or my little book I published) I am initiating a conversation with the reader. I hear no "answers" in my...

When I was a young man I took a classical philosophy class that focused on studying "The Four Cardinal Virtues" which are of course...

I wake up from my bed Dear Lord And make my way to the Kitchen where the coffee pot Awaits the water fah The brew that stimulates my...

I have no real clue Where you have been my friend Whether in your "real-life" travels Or in your minds dead-end You see if all that...

I thank God Almighty for the rights we have to express our opinions like I do here. Obviously I don't expect everyone to agree with me...

Have you ever heard the phrase "money is freedom"? Do you believe that to be true? I will be honest. I believe that to be true. In a...

I know that a lot of what I write about comes from the Christian (and hopefully Catholic) point of view. Believe me there was a time when...

Okay so here's one of those stories that is easy to read too much into and get all superstitious about but I think the point of this is...

Blessed day I wonder thou Where will you lead me thus I'm worried that the path we take Will damage all my trust I've learned that all...