Category Archives: A Prodigious Love

We live our lives in a state of dramatic tension. We experience a desire for self-sufficiency that directly competes with our need to connect with others. We want to stand freely on our own two feet while also being open and vulnerable to others. When looking beyond ourselves, we might even wonder why an infinitely…

Culture can be a difficult word to pin down. In a negative way, it can convey the concept of systematic, culturally determined behavior that leads to a rigid and unconscious groupthink. In a positive way, it can mean the development of each individual's moral and ethical outlook that has been informed and enriched by his…

Sancta Mater, istud agas, crucifixi fige plagas cordi meo valide. Holy Mother, grant that the wounds of the Crucified drive deep into my heart. - verse from the Stabat Mater It is easy to think that pain and suffering are meaningless, or that their only meaning is to be found in their avoidance.  In anger…

Even though He is God..... He is still a person. Even though He created all the stars in the sky out of nothing..... He is still a person. Even though He changed the entire course of history..... He is still a person. Perhaps it is possible to create friendships by mail, or online or by…