I confess, I don’t enjoy going to Confession. I get nervous just thinking about it and even feel a little petulant whining — “Do I have to?” So why do I go to Confession and painfully acknowledge my sins out loud in the presence of a priest? Why Not Directly to God? We do confess […]
Self-denial is one of the most challenging parts of an authentic Christian life. Yet it’s also one of the most beautiful opportunities. Going over old writings for my memoir, I found this look at what I thought about self-denial when I first chose to believe in Christ in February of 2002. Note that I’m still […]
Bear with me. The following piece was written at a time in my life when I was trying to embrace the teaching of the Catholic Church when it comes to the Sacrament of Holy Communion. It isn’t scholarly (nothing that I write should be considered that anyway.) It’s kind of fun and a little silly, […]
Now this is interesting… While trying to get my memoir together, I discovered this little piece that I jotted down in February of 1996, aged 21. At this time, I was trying to live out my inherited Christian faith without truly wanting to be a Christian. I had grown up with the Televangelist scandals of […]
How long does it take to write a poem? If it’s a good one, then it takes quite a while. If it’s the one below … then about half an hour. (Not recommended.) Covered by snow, the dirty ditch and dead grass, every bare and barren branch; through the stillness of a winter’s night came […]
Bible Bursts 