Monthly Archives: October 2017

Your parent tells you, “Stop pretending!” “Do your homework.” “Take out the garbage.” So you stop pretending and return to the real world. “The real world,” whatever that is. Pretending is to be something you are not. Trick or treating … Continue reading →

The Jewish faith has six-hundred and thirteen commandments, Christians narrowed it down to ten and Jesus winnows it further with two by saying loving God above all else and loving your neighbor as yourself. The Jews write a lengthy book … Continue reading →

“God grant me serenity to accept the things I cannot change, All right, I have something important to tell you. It’s not easy to talk about it but my therapist said that, “Talking about it will make a difference in … Continue reading →

God of all seasons, We are caught up now in “in between” seasons again. The summer and fall provided by You were glorious. Thank you. Winter awaits us with Wisconsinites all asking the piercing question, “What kind of winter will … Continue reading →

St. Paul writes, “Brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure…” Someone says, “Life is so complicated,” which it is not. Another declares, “Life is overwhelming,” turn off your cell phone and TV … Continue reading →

“When did Jesus know he was God?” asked the twelve-year-old. I thought to myself, “A developmental question” from someone developing herself. I quickly needed to answer because, as you know, priests have all the answers on the cuffs of their … Continue reading →

Eckhart von Hochheim O.P. (commonly called “Meister Eckhart”), 1260 – 1328 Monday’s Message —Be willing to be a beginner every single morning. —Theologians may quarrel, but the mystics of the world speak the same language. Tuesday’s Treat —Treat all things … Continue reading →

Of course, things and events have different meanings for us as we age. Youngsters absorb like a sponge and oldsters squeeze out what life’s either given or what we’ve contributed to it. Where do the fruits of grace fit into … Continue reading →

“No, no, no.” The “no” is always said in threes and sounding much like Hamlet’s mother saying, “She protests too much, me thinks.“ “You must be thinking of someone else but not me,” says the person to the priest who … Continue reading →