Category: June 2024

St. Paul tells us in his letter to the Thessalonians to pray without ceasing. That’s a pretty tall order, even when on retreat. Is it possible to do that if you are not sitting in a convent or monetary and are sequestered from the world? I haven’t quite figured that out yet, but for now,… Continue reading How often do you pray?

We often hear parables and other Scripture readings about planting or sowing seeds in different soils and what kinds of trees bear fruit. Seldom does it occur that every reading on one particular day has almost the exact same imagery. Today’s mass readings revolved around a tree planted on a high hill that gives shade,… Continue reading What are you planting and sowing in your garden?

It’s summertime, so my daily walk has to occur in the morning because it gets too hot later in the day. The beauty of the early morning is that there is still dew on the grass, the sun is not quite up, the air is cooler, the birds are singing, and there are lizards and… Continue reading What kind of progress are you making?

Lots of studies show that walking every day has many physical and mental benefits. Would you sign up through to walk hundreds or thousands of miles? If you did, what would inspire you to do that? Every year, there are thousands of people the embark on such a journey here in the US on the… Continue reading Would you walk 500 (or more) miles?

This past Sunday was Corpus Christi Sunday. Corpus Christi refers to the body of Christ. There are lots of images that come to mind when I think of what that means; the vine and many branches, many parts but one body, we are Christ’s hands and feet. Perhaps you have different images than mine, but… Continue reading We are the body….