I was very moved by a short essay from Fr. Romano Guardini written in 1945.  The title of the essay is “Finding One’s Center”.  In the longing to find our deep and true Center we meet our woundedness.  Guardini in this essay is very transparent as he describes his struggle with depression and scrupulosity.  Here […]

Chapter Talk – Christ the King – November 20, 2022, cycle-C How would we describe who Jesus is?  And for more perspective: How does Jesus exercise authority in his ministry?  The gospels themselves are revelatory and reflect the type of ‘king’ Jesus is.  One’s normal understanding of ‘king’ is turned upside down, inside out in […]

Chapter Talk – Christ the King – November 24, 2019, cycle-C What is the importance of ‘thanksgiving’ on the spiritual journey? We can as well frame the question this way: what is the importance of ‘thanksgiving’ for the blossoming of our humanity?  In other words, does the offering of ‘thanksgiving’ have anything to do with our […]

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