How Will We Be Judged?
As you can imagine, I get involved in many conversations relating to religion, life, and death. More often than not the conversation turns to how we will be ju...
Tag: Spirituality
Our Prodigal Lives
The Sunday’s prior to the start of Great Lent each carry a theme in preparation for the start of this holiest of seasons on the Church calendar. In the O...
Humility and The Spiritual Life
I believe that humility is one of the most misunderstood aspects of the spiritual life. Humility is not the sense that we are worthless and that we will never ...
3 Scripture Reading Suggestions
As a Spiritual Father, I am often asked about a plan to follow for Scripture reading. I am a proponent of daily Scripture reading no matter how much or how lit...
The Power of the Pause
The last few weeks I have been writing a lot about action, make a plan, look in the mirror, and other such essays on how to get motivated to get things done. B...
What Do You See in the Mirror?
In my last article I asked a question about the legacy that we are leaving behind and how would people remember us. This week I am following up on that questio...
What is Your Legacy?
One of the conversations I most often have in my work as a hospice chaplain is how will people remember their loved one; in other words, what is their legacy? ...
5 Keys to a Better Spiritual Life
I am often asked the question, “how can my spiritual life be better?” My answer varies depending on the person but I have found there are 5 keys to a better sp...
Blessed Are Your Poor
The title of this essay comes from the 6th chapter of the Gospel of St. Luke and is part of a much larger talk by Jesus that has become part of the Sermon on th...
The Challenge of Our Time
“The great Russian bishop of the last century, Theophanes “The Recluse” (d. 1894), in one of his pastoral letters makes a startling statement....