~from A Book of Hours by Thomas Merton During his monastic life, Thomas Merton struggled to name the mysterious center of being which he...

Though I only have what my eye doctor calls "baby cataracts," I need extra light to read. I am always looking for a way to pull a lamp...

Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying,  “Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.”  But Ahaz said, “I...

Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I know that this will happen? For I am an old man, and my wife is getting on in years.” Luke 1. 19...

"There was no room in the inn, no place for Joseph to take Mary, whose labor was beginning. How terrifying for Mary to be wracked with...

Wouldn't the Christ Child be happy if he arrived to discover this was what we had been doing?

As I navigate my way through Advent this year, more and more I see wilderness moments pop up, some that seem inurmountable until the...

In the Isaiah reading for today, the prophet tells us that the Holy One of Israel will hold our right hand, deliver the poor and needy,...

In the Eucharistic Lectionary for today, the appointed gospel is Matthew 11:28-30: ‘Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying...