The story of my fractured rib leads to the fig leaves of Adam and Eve, which then brings up fear and bullies (among other things), and concludes with why I don’t like going to confession and why that makes it so good. Phew.
Some people say that giving up something for Lent is unnecessary. Denying yourself chocolate or soda or sugar in your coffee is not going to make you more holy, they say. The theory is that if these things make you happy and they aren’t sinful, then there’s no need to give them up. There is […]
This reflection is upon eternal reality — so it’s going to be fairly short. Why short? Because, really, what can I say? I will need a snippet from the Catechism and a silly poem to help me. Recently, I took part in a Word on Fire Institute conversation with Mark Bradford. We discussed what disability […]
Who is the “our” in the Our Father? In church, or perhaps as we gather around a table before a meal, we pray the Lord’s Prayer, beginning with “Our Father, who art in heaven….” This gives us a deep sense of community as we pray together to The Heavenly Father whom we all share. This […]
“God, come to my assistance. Lord, make haste to help me.” For some reason I feel awkward praying this prayer from Psalm 69. The lines begin nearly every morning “hour” prayer in The Liturgy of the Hours, which I’ve been listening to in song off and on for a while. (Only Lauds, rarely Vespers.) But […]
Bible Bursts 