Tag Archives: prayer

This is Where . . .

This is where I find my god–in the woods and the prairies, in the birds and the flowers all around me; in the bowing grasses and wind-bent trees that surround me; in the rivers and streams that never cease; in … Continue reading

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Doors of Love

A certain numbness settled on me as the day wore on yesterday.  For hours it was the only response I could muster to the horrific shooting just down the Interstate in suburban Milwaukee.  As unsettling and depressing as the Dark Knight shooting in … Continue reading

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Betrayal of the Fathers

As a young boy I believed in Jesus.  I believed in Santa Claus.  I believed that my mother knew what was true and what was not.  I believed that priests, nuns, and bishops were holy people who had a special connection … Continue reading

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Spring

This afternoon I spent time revelling in our early spring. Granted, the unusual warmth this March, with our earliest ever 70 and 80 degrees days and several record-breaking high temperatures, is a little bit unnerving. We had five days over … Continue reading

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