In the year 2013, I heard a song performed by the songwriter, Sara Bareilles, which captured my heart and spirit the very first time I heard it. The song is about the tremendous Calvary Cemetery in Queens and the connection that we have to all those who have gone before us.…
A FLOWER IN WINTER
What appears to some of us in one ‘place’ appears as something quite different to those of us in another ‘place.’ Today, one of the reasons for the variance in appearance has to do with the earth’s tilt being farthest from the sun at its North Pole, and tilted the most towards the sun at its South Pole. …
RECOGNIZING THE ONE
Have you noticed that when you first meet someone, inevitably either you or the person you are meeting asks the question, “so, where are you from?” or “what do you do?” This usually becomes an icebreaker of sorts to perhaps find common ground or at least to simply spark a conversation. …
THE CHRIST RUN
They that hope in the LORD will renew their strength,
they will soar as with eagles’ wings;
They will run and not grow weary,
walk and not grow faint.
I wonder how this happens…these words from the prophet Isaiah (Is 40:25-31). …
THE CHRIST MOTHER
Last year, we experienced the grace of being able to spend Christmas in Mexico with dear friends. While there we came upon a beautiful image of our Lady of Guadalupe. Watching the framed image wrapped and lying on the tarmac in Puebla, we worried that it might not make it back to the U.S.…