Recently I had the privilege of producing Fr. Albert McBride O. Praem voice the audiobook of his newly released book, Staying Faithful Today: To God, Ourselves, One Another. During the record and afterward, I was struck by how much good the simple virtue of fidelity would accomplish in the lives of...
As a young man growing up in the western suburbs of Chicago, I jumped at a chance to get away from the sterile suburban life for an adventure climbing the highest peaks in Wyoming’s Jim Bridger National Park. My intuition proved me right in that 3 days into the trip I was standng at the pinnacle of...
Recently I had the privilege of serving as producer for Matthew Kelly on his recording of “Rediscover Catholicism.” Matthew will be self-publishing the title that will be available next year. My relationship with Matthew goes back to the early 1990s, when Matthew had just inaugurated his...
Clare exemplified the goodness of God.
As my readers may know, I recently was given the privilege of going on pilgrimage to the land of St. Francis and St. Clare, Assisi, Italy. Our pilgrimage was guided by two Franciscans who possess a gift of sharing Franciscan history and mission, Sister Ann Bremmer,...
I recently had the incredible privilege of going on a pilgrimage to the land of St. Francis and St. Clare, Assisi, Italy. I’m intentional about using the word pilgrimage. The journey was not a vacation, and I was not a tourist. The journey was in a physical movement signifying a spiritual movement. I...
