“The obviously well-kept secret of the ‘ordinary’ is that it is made to be a receptacle of the divine, a place where the life of God flows.” Dallas Willard Back when I was a mere adolescent, fully adorned with awkwardness and insecurity, on some of the worst days of teenage angst I found myself driving…
Tag: Holy Spirit
Everything, This is Gonna Change Everything
No doubt this past year has been unprecedented in countless ways, not the least being it is just plain ol’ strange. As one who works in church ministry, whose daily tasks and overall flow of life center around the liturgical year, I should be gearing up for Lent, but some time since the beginning of…
From Accuser to Advocate, I am a Work in Progress
Being born into an American household of predominantly Irish lineage, it was kind of taken for granted that we could explain away our worst family altercations by placing blame on the old Irish temper. It was just accepted as fact that we were all a bit fiery on the inside. When our passions were stoked,…
Uncontrollable Outpouring
Since yesterday morning, there has been a stirring within me, triggered by words I heard spoken in a homily. I’ve been going over them again and again and looking at them closely through the lenses of my life experiences. Everything that is needed is given. All that is given is needed.” The priest was referring to Pentecost-a day…
EYES WIDE OPEN 