Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. As anyone who reads this blog or knows me is well aware, there are a lot of things I don’t do well: Control my facial expressions. Hold my… Continue reading Strive for Greater Gifts
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Returning Catholics FAQs: About Prayer
On Mondays, I answer questions frequently asked by those considering a return to the Catholic Church. How do I know this stuff? I was away for more than 30 years myself, and am the co-author of When They Come Home: Ways to Welcome Returning Catholics, a book for pastors and parish leaders interested in this… Continue reading Returning Catholics FAQs: About Prayer
Giving Up “Everything”
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. You know how your favorite scripture reading can change from time to time, depending on where you are on your spiritual journey and what joys and challenges life… Continue reading Giving Up “Everything”
On the Nightstand: August 2016
A friend and I went to lunch recently with a priest friend, who brought along two books from, as he put it with a twinkle in his eyes, “My very small lending library.” He lent my friend a Thomas Merton work, as they’re both huge fans. Me, I got John O’Donohue’s Conamara Blues. I’m not… Continue reading On the Nightstand: August 2016