Writings
From the Inner Room
Trusting God in Uncertain Times
In uncertain moments it is easy to lose our sense of direction. Three truths to hold when the road ahead is unclear.
The Power of Prayer in Daily Life
Prayer is one of the greatest gifts we have as children of God. It’s a direct line to our Heavenly Father, a place where we can lay down...
Living a Life of Gratitude
Gratitude is a powerful force that transforms our perspective and draws us closer to God. In a world often focused on what’s lacking,...
Emulating the Love of Jesus
Understanding how Jesus expressed Love in His life can help us do the same in our lives.
The Power of Forgiveness
The degree to which we forgive ourselves and others is the degree to which we are forgiven. On the parable of the unforgiving servant.
Placing Our Trust in God
Jeremiah's tree by the waterside: what it means to place God first and stay steadfast through light and darkness.
Saint Joseph and the Holy Family
On the feast of Saint Joseph: the quiet father, patron of workers and of a happy death, and the prayer that asks his help.
Give, and There Will Be Gifts for You
The amount you measure out is the amount you will be given back. A reflection in the mirror on what we give and what we withhold.
The Mark of Discipleship
His sun rises on good and bad alike. The mark of true discipleship is doing the uncomfortable thing that love asks.
Just Ask
Ask, seek, knock. On praying from the heart, on good days as well as hard ones.
Meeting God Half-Way
Jonah and the people of Nineveh: why handing over the outcome still asks something of us today.
Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Do No Evil
Is there an evil one? Why Jesus kept that line in the Our Father, and the prayer to Saint Michael.
Only Say the Word
Your words are spirit, Lord, and they are life. On the power of words, spoken and unspoken, and the Word that heals.
Shine Like the Dawn
What the Lord seeks is not empty display but acts of love, and the promise that in giving them our own wound is healed.
Choose Life
Choosing life in the Lord and taking up the cross each day are the same choice, seen from two sides.
Be Reconciled to God
Alms, prayer and fasting, done in secret: a fresh start on the first day of Lent.
What About Us? We Have Left Everything and Followed You
Peter asks what the disciples will receive for leaving everything. On vocation, religious and everyday.
Everything Is Possible for God
The rich man walks away sad. On attachment, and the reminder that what is impossible for us is possible for God.
Never Give In
Never admit defeat. Nothing done in the Lord's name is in vain, even when we cannot see the larger plan.
A Heart To Think With
He gave them a heart to think with. On discernment, and what it asks of us to soften and be open.
A Faithful Friend
A faithful friend is a sure shelter. On true friendship in a world of social media friends.
Lord, to Whom Can We Go? You Have the Words of Eternal Life
Peter's answer is as relevant now as it was then: where else can we go?