
God’s Will, Human Freedom
I believe that from all eternity God has planned our world and knew exactly what would occur. When I was created, God knew what I would do, when, where and how.
Find what you’re looking for

I believe that from all eternity God has planned our world and knew exactly what would occur. When I was created, God knew what I would do, when, where and how.


Reflect Recently, in honor of St. Therese of Lisieux, I bought a dozen pink roses, and as the buds have blossomed, I’ve been captivated by

I read somewhere a theory that after death we live our lives over again to see the sins we committed, the people we hurt, and that impact on others. At my advanced age, I am constantly recalling various times in my life where I hurt others (in no criminal or unlawful way).

What makes the Psalms so powerful for us Christians is that they are prayers in God’s own words.

Let yourself pray without asking God for “something that I want.”

Reflect A friend recently compared heaven to an all-you-can-eat buffet. He said he got the idea from Dante’s Paradiso. His theory is that the buffet table

What is your take on situations where Catholics drop their faith and die without receiving the sacraments? Can you say anything to ease my mind?


Reflect Somewhere towards the middle of Wendell Berry’s beautiful novel Jayber Crow, there is a beatific vision that seems utterly transcendent, and touchingly humane. Jayber gets