Reflections on Veronica’s Veil
The sixth Station of the Cross is Veronica wiping the face of Jesus. While this story does not appear in any of the Gospel accounts of the Passion,…
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Human Error
“To err is human“, famously wrote Alexander Pope. This is very true. But what do we do about it? When people err, the modern approach as seen on…
Will and Truth
Today, more and more people speak as if truth is something they can will for themselves rather than something that is real, independent of ourselves. Then, through various…
To Recharge, Make Time to Pray
To be human is to have limited strength and endurance. Sometimes what we need to do exceeds those limits. Is there anything that can be done? Well, what…
Procrastination
We are all procrastinators, some more than others. To procrastinate means to put off doing something, to do it later instead of now. Procrastination can be dangerous when…
How to Forgive
Unless we forgive, we cannot be forgiven, but since we are all sinners and in need of forgiveness, this means we must forgive: it is the way to…
Present but Unseen
One sometimes difficult aspect of a relationship with Jesus is that, to us today, Jesus is unseen. To non-Christians, Jesus sometimes seems like a Christian’s “imaginary friend”. But…
Humility
Humility, the state of being humble or lowly, is a Christian virtue that we are all called to embrace. One thing I know about Christian humility is that…
Live Big, Love Bigger: Getting Real with BBQ, Sweet Tea, and A Whole Lotta Jesus
Here’s a book from Texas native, Kathryn Whitaker, Live Big, Love Bigger: Getting real with BBQ, Sweet Tea and a Whole Lotta Jesus. Now I have been reading…
Get Up Again
Human beings make mistakes. “To err is human”, famously writes Alexander Pope. This means we human beings need forgiveness. A lot of forgiveness! Peter asked Jesus, “Lord, how…