Month: September 2009

Over the past few days, I’ve been beginning to feel overwhelmed by work. It’s not just the actual work (which is heavy), it’s navigating the sensitive issues and relationships between people and trying to be aware of the potential landmines that are emotionally draining. I am where I am because I have followed where God […]

This past Sunday’s Gospel (Mk 8:27-35) had Jesus asking his disciples, “Who do you say I am?” after they had responded to his earlier question, “Who do people say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.” But when Jesus began to teach them that he was destined to suffer grievously, to be rejected and […]

Today wasn’t that great a day for me – my throat was scratchy, I was tired, I didn’t do most of the things I had wanted to do (in both work and prayer), I felt distracted the entire day, grumpy, impatient and for a few hours I thought I had lost my beloved bible. But […]

I’ve always been the kind of person that gets teased a lot. And I know that the teasing is affectionate, at least most of the time. But there was a dark period in my life when I was in my teens, when my inner world was tumbling around me, and during that time, the laughter […]

Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) by Francisco de Zurbarán (1598 – 1664) During my most recent Sacrament of Reconciliation (which is often integrated with spiritual direction when I’m with this particular priest), my confessor suddenly turned his computer monitor around and showed me his wallpaper. It is the painting I have featured in this post. […]