A Wandering Path to Real Living

A Wandering Path to Real Living

“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest” (Mt 11:28). I spent the first part of my life in devout introspection, seeking a rest for my restless soul, trying like crazy to figure out why I was here—here, as opposed to not existing at...
The  Art of a Good Talk

The Art of a Good Talk

“A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion” (Prov 18:2). “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know” (Jer 33:3). Silence in the presence of others is sweet salve to the soul. It is...
Life’s Roads

Life’s Roads

Introspective times, these quarantine days. Earlier, I was walking along the shore of Tampa Bay and one of its seagulls flew up to me and said, “call Ma, call Ma.” Though, on second thought, perhaps it was saying, “caw-maw, caw-maw.” Whichever, he got me thinking. But...
Our Vocations of Faith

Our Vocations of Faith

Many jobs hang in the balance in these trying times. We may think the Coronavirus has knocked us off our vocational pursuits, but that would not be so… I tell the story of my journey of faith from five years old to mid-adulthood—when I said “I do” to Jesus—in my book,...