“But he was wounded for our iniquities, he was bruised for our sins: the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his bruises we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray, every one hath turned aside into his own way: and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of […]
Browsing Tag: Catholicism
Short Story
UNTIL AFFECTION
“…but Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart.”—Luke 2: 19 He read in the predawn morning—body, mind, and spirit waking slowly in self-ritual well before rising of the sun. Something struck, an affection that moved within; and when it came, he rose and moved to a small table where he wrote […]
Journal Pages / Poetry
WONDER
We will never fully know what others around us are going through. We’ll never fully know the difference we might make, even when we do not intentionally try, when crossing through another’s life. To someone down, seeking for a reason to rise, we will never know the power in an offered smile in another’s […]
Quick Thought
JUNE 7, 2020: A MESSAGE
I believe in Divine Providence. I believe the influence, effect, and messaging of God within our world is real even when we sometimes misconstrue the meaning—something inevitable given the imperfect state in which we all, as humans, exist. I have witnessed and felt in my soul too many times messages in the Catholic Missal […]