Of Food, Hope, and Faith

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. A full year. They ate for a full year, Elijah, the widow of Zarephath, and her son, on a handful of flour and a little oil, we are… Continue reading Of Food, Hope, and Faith

“And Holy Is…”

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. Spend a little time with this beautiful painting by the 19th century French artist James Tissot.  The work, which hangs in the Brooklyn Museum, provides us with a… Continue reading “And Holy Is…”

Of Loaves, Fish, and Faith

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. It was the first time I’d ever hosted a home Mass, and there were more people than we expected. I’d been back at this Catholic thing for about… Continue reading Of Loaves, Fish, and Faith

“We Have Given 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. “We have given up everything and followed you.” (Mark 10:28) Peter surely believed that. Of course, he still had his wife, not to mention his mother-in-law. He still… Continue reading “We Have Given Up Everything”