August 3, 2026
Travel On
Sometimes we have to “step over” our anger, our jealousy, or our feelings of rejection and move on. The temptation is to get stuck in our negative emotions, poking around in them as if we belong there.
August 2, 2026
Purify My Heart
O Lord …. Purify my heart and show me your light. I do not have to go far.
August 1, 2026
The Jesus Prayer
One simple way to practice solitude is to take a simple prayer like, “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me.”
July 31, 2026
Nobody Can Be Excluded
Enemies are enemies by the way we exclude them from the love of God.
July 30, 2026
From All Eternity
Jesus came to share his identity with you and to tell you that you are the beloved sons and daughters of God.
July 29, 2026
I Will Pray
“Pray even when you do not feel attracted to it.” Yes, Lord, I will try to pray, even when I am afraid to face you and myself, even when I keep falling asleep or feel as though I am going around in circles, even when it seems that nothing is happening.
July 28, 2026
Seen by God From All Eternity
When I know I am chosen, I know that I have been seen as a special person.
July 27, 2026
So Much Talking
It is so hard to be silent, silent with my mouth, but even more, silent with my heart.
July 26, 2026
Solitude Challenges Drivenness
Solitude comes from the word solus, meaning to be alone. People have an enormous number of things to do in life. Many of us are driven.
July 25, 2026
Chosen to be Beloved
To become the Beloved we, first of all, have to claim that we are taken.
July 24, 2026
With the Holy Spirit
Jesus lived his whole life as the beloved of God. His Spirit was imbued with Love.
July 23, 2026
God Will Come to Me
I call to you from my quiet darkness. Show me your mercy and love.
July 22, 2026
A Greater Love than We Can Contain
Love, as Jesus reveals it to us, is a relationship between persons.
July 21, 2026
Taking, Blessing, Breaking, Giving
To identify the movements of the Spirit in our lives, I have found it helpful to use four words: “taken,” “blessed,” “broken,” and “given.” These words summarize my life as a priest because each day, when I come together around the table with members of my community, I take bread, bless it, break it, and give it.
July 20, 2026
To Be Silent Keeps Us Pilgrims
Words often leave us with a sense of inner defeat. They can even create a sense of numbness and a feeling of being bogged down in swampy ground.
July 19, 2026
In the House of the Lord
Be with Jesus. Be quiet. Listen to the one who invites you to his home.
July 18, 2026
Letting Go
Detachment is often understood as letting loose of what is attractive. But it sometimes also requires letting go of what is repulsive.
July 17, 2026
Dwelling With God
There was that voice, that incredible voice: “You are my beloved son and on you my favor rests.” That’s the voice at the Jordan River, where Jesus heard and believed that he was the beloved of God on whom God’s favor rests.
July 16, 2026
Truth About All Human Beings
You, O Lord, have also known fear. You have been deeply troubled; your sweat and tears were signs of your fear.
July 15, 2026
Our Unique Vocation
Each individual Christian and each community of Christians has a unique call. Everybody can’t do everything. You get out and do what the gospel is saying…