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I so like the thoughts of John Stanford, a wonderful devotional writer and retired physics prof.  from Iowa State University.  This morning’s post speaks to what so many people tell me all the time…This morning life seems ordinary. I anticipate no flash of insight, no great battle requiring a rush of adrenalin. I must tellContinueContinue reading “Drudgery is part of life, friends”

So I’m driving along I-10 here in Phoenix and I’m passed by a white vine.  Printed in bright red letters I saw these words:  Emergency Chiropractor … at your work or at your home.   Call anytime: xxx-xxxxSince my back was hurting from the long plane ride and I was lost in my rental car andContinueContinue reading “In case of emergency”

The Irish Jesuits sacred space devotional site always makes me think deeply about my faith.  Here’s a paragraph from the Jesuits pondering how the church infiltrates the world in which we live…When Jesus speaks about care for ‘the little ones’, he includes in their number his own followers. In many parts of the world theContinueContinue reading “In the World but not of the world”

Interesting words on how we view our image from Christian leadership guru John Maxwell from his recent Leadership Wired newsletter (Vol. 8, #11)… "A key to effectiveness—in life and as a leader—is to project a true image of who you are. The only problem is that we all carry with us four images of ourselvesContinueContinue reading “The true image of who we are”

I really like Caravaggio’s painting of Jesus calling St. Matthew (painted around 1600).  Matthew the tax collector is called to leave his $$ and follow Jesus.  (Luke 5:27-32)Look at the painting closely.  Click on the painting to enlarge it and better understand my take on this stirring piece of magnificent art.To the far right isContinueContinue reading “When God Calls…”

"There are very few peoplewho realize what God would make of them if they abandoned themselves into his hands, and let themselves be formed by his grace." (St. Ignatius)I ask for the grace to trust myself totally to God’s love.

One of the great Christian minds of our day is Os Guinness.  I’ve just finished his newest book called Unspeakable:  Facing Up to Evil in an Age of Genocide and Terror. (HarperCollins, 2005).  Though a true intellectual, Guinness will not go off and leave you.  Very good book!Let me whet your appetite with this quotationContinueContinue reading “Some mysteries you cannot know”

The reason I went through the 8-week Hospice volunteer program a year ago is because I believe all humans deserve to die with dignity…Yesterday I visited with an 82-year-old gentleman in his home while his 50-year-old daughter ran errands and got some fresh air.  The man asked what I did during the week.  I toldContinueContinue reading “Pondering the great mystery of life and death”