Gradual Relapse, Sudden Collapse

On March 31, 2008, in Trust, by claretian

  One of the most fascinating and dramatic of televised news events is the instant collapse of a dynamited skyscraper. One moment the edifice stands in all its grandiose splendor, and the next moment it is a heap of rubble hidden in billowing dust. The stark suddenness of the change excites our fascination. But is [...]

“Yes, Lord?”

On March 21, 2008, in God's Word, by claretian

  There’s a two~word epitaph on a small and inexpensive headstone of a lad buried in an obscure country cemetery in England. The words are: “Freddy!”-as if someone had called the boy’s name-and underneath, as if the boy had answered, was the one-word question-response: “Yes?” That simple dialogue epitaph epitomized the virtuous life of a [...]

Faith Punctuates the Book of Life

On March 11, 2008, in Faith, by claretian

Without punctuation, many writings and utterances would be meaningless gobbledygook. As an example, try to make sense of this unpunctuated series of words: “That that is is that that is not is not is not that it it is.” But with proper punctuation added, those same words read: “That that is, is; that that is [...]

Prayer for Deliverance

On March 10, 2008, in Uncategorized, by claretian

Deliverance Prayer”