Category Archives: Some thoughts

Small Wonder of Feet

Posted on August 27, 2019 by

Looking down, my feet seem small…       Well, almost … just not quite big enough for proper balance and stance. But they have kept me        ‘on my toes’… as the saying goes. They have run ahead and fallen back. … Continue reading →

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Ask and It Will Be Given You

Posted on March 15, 2019 by

Dear friends, as we come to the end of this first week of Lent, we find the eternal wisdom of the Holy Mother Church evident once again, as we are reminded with the Mass  readings of today, that as we … Continue reading →

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Wonder of the Universe

Posted on December 13, 2018 by

oh wonder of the universe, that                                                          I should sit here … like this… quietly contemplating the silence… spinning in the quiet clouds of fragrant smoke, swirling… I drift… alone. And you, halfway around the world… are closely pondering This … Continue reading →

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Feast of the Holy Souls

Posted on November 3, 2018 by

    Today, on this day after the Feast of the Holy Saints, in which we celebrate the triumph of the Holy Saints, we are called to remember the Holy Souls … those souls who lived good lives. Those souls … Continue reading →

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Praying to Calm the Storm – Hurricane Michael

Posted on October 10, 2018 by

From the news reports… this one looks big… and from the satellite imagining, it looks to be devastating. Last year we were faced with Hurricane Irma, but this one seems to have a different look to it… we need to … Continue reading →

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Praying For Good and Holy Priests

Posted on October 3, 2018 by

Whether on a personal level, or just from hearing the reports on the evening news, we’ve all felt a bit of the turmoil that has been rocking the Church for the past several  months. The news has exposed to the … Continue reading →

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Oh Sacred Heart of Jesus, Have Mercy On Us, for We Have Sinned

Posted on September 7, 2018 by

Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (official text)  Most sweet Jesus, You have bestowed on men the benefits of Your charity, but their ingratitude only responds with forgetfulness, negligence and spite. Thus here we prostrate ourselves before … Continue reading →

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