Experiencing God Part I – How to Seek and What to Expect
The world is nauseated by the fast food of pop spirituality, and starved outright by materialism that denies that the soul even exists. People are hungry for God. We are thirsty for prayer. And many people don’t know if it’s even possible. Over the past few months, I’ve been hearing the question – from several … Continue reading Experiencing God Part I – How to Seek and What to Expect
The Met, the World, and the Mystery of Man
“I saw Eternity the other night, Like a great ring of pure and endless light, All calm, as it was bright; And round beneath it, Time in hours, days, years, Driv’n by the spheres Like a vast shadow mov’d; in which the world And all her train were hurl’d.” Henry Vaughan, “The World” The subways, … Continue reading The Met, the World, and the Mystery of Man
Dostoyevsky, my Best Ever Confession, and Getting Sin Right
Of all the sacramental confessions I have done in my three years of Catholicism, I’ve only been complimented on one. I stepped into the confessional, stomach churning as usual, breathing hard under the weight of guilt. Kneeling down in the soft darkness, I took a deep breath, and began: “Bless me, Father, for I have … Continue reading Dostoyevsky, my Best Ever Confession, and Getting Sin Right