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...

What I imagine a real monk or friar would be praying as he gets out of bed, looks to God and plans his day and week.

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...

Have you ever had God throw you a "curve ball" metaphorically speaking? If you are not used to them then they can be quite difficult to...

I am obviously not a great theologian, nor am I a great literary artist or any kind of professional anything really. I am just a single...

Calm my addled mind Oh Lord Heal my aching heart As I sit and ponder What the day brings as I start. Worries and concerns crowd in Like...

I could not be much further away From the manger where Christ He lay As an Infant looking out into The eyes of those who prayed That He...

Ahhh yes. The winter solstice. The darkest day of the year. I wonder how dark of times they had to be for the Christ-Child to show up...

I really don't even know what that word "diet" means. Fuel I suppose. If I am to be a working machine then I suppose there has to be some...