I didn’t grow up praying the Rosary. My early faith formation was in the 1970s, a time of butterflies and posters and “Smile, God loves you!” Don’t get me wrong, I caught the faith through that formation, and I’ve clung tightly to that faith ever since. But praying the Rosary just wasn’t part of...
I recently received an email from my mom that got me thinking. It’s one of those stories where fact or fiction is not important. It’s the heart of the story that really matters. I’d like to share it with you.
A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional sales convention in Chicago. They had...
Today is the feast of St. Nicholas, one of my favorite winter holidays when I was growing up. It was part of the quiet Advent season without the expectations and pressures of Christmas. On the morning of December 6, I got up early and ran to the kitchen. Everyone in the family had set out bowls the night...
Three Thanksgiving meals, a whirlwind of relatives, and lots of leftovers later, I see that it’s my turn to write a blog posting. I wish I could blame my lack of energy on the tryptophan in the turkey I’ve eaten, but there’s more to it than that. I can’t keep up and I’m tired of...
I’m happy to inform you about my book, Lights Along My Path, published by Tao Publishing, LLC. This is a new version of a book I wrote originally in 1995, published by St. Anthony Messenger Press (Lights: Revelations of God’s Goodness). The subtitle of the new book is A Friar’s Journey in the Footsteps...
The following article, written by Diane Houdek, appears in the October issue of Liberty + Vine.
If you’ve only heard of one saint, chances are it is St. Francis of Assisi. His international popularity hasn’t waned in 800 years. In fact, if Francis were a man born ahead of his time, in many ways his time...
