In this week’s Pearls of the Interior Life (click here to watch or listen) we focus on what Christ’s Ascension means for our interior life – with particular guidance from St. Catherine of Siena. St. Catherine, in her short 33 years on this earth, experienced most every mystical phenomena known to man – ecstasies, levitation, Read More >

This week’s Pearls of the Interior Life video will come out tomorrow.  Our focus is Christ’s Ascension and largely inspired by the great St. Catherine of Siena.  As in the past, when we’ve looked to what other spiritual giants have had to share about the Ascension, St. Catherine’s message is largely that the Ascension is Read More >

We’re finishing our reflection on the relationship between authentic leisure and our ability to answer Jesus’ call to “obey my commandments” – which requires that we listen for Him. And that requires silence. You’ve probably noticed that the world isn’t big on silence.  One might say the world has a phobia when it comes to Read More >

First, we hope all our moms had a wonderful Mother’s Day!   Be assured that God looks down upon you with great love. We’ve been looking at how Jesus’ call to keep His commandments from yesterday’s Gospel passage (“If you love Me, you will keep my commandments”) is tied to leisure.  Leisure is where we particularly Read More >

[Pearls Ep 171:  Preparing for Sunday] We’re coming to the final weeks of the Easter season.  Next Sunday we celebrate Jesus’ ascension to heaven.  And the following Sunday we celebrate Pentecost – the coming of the Holy Spirit. This Sunday (the 6th Sunday of Easter) anticipates both of those events with Jesus alerting His disciples Read More >

[Pearls Ep 171:  Preparing for Sunday] This week’s Pearls of the Interior Life is motivated by a light-hearted, but meaningful, old Andy Griffith episode – “The Man in a Hurry”.  My daughters pulled this up (gives you a taste of the Smith family TV sensibilities…) and it happens to illustrate some relevant spiritual concepts. Because Read More >

[Pearls Ep 170:  Answering atheism Tuesday] Jesus says He is the Way, the Truth and the Life.  The spiritual masters see an important progression in this.  We start by following the Way – like a parent telling a child to “do what I tell you.”  Over time, we develop a deeper understanding of the Truth Read More >

[Pearls Ep 170:  Preparing for Sunday.] Our theme for this Pearls series is Jesus’ revelation – “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.” It’s no small task staying on the Way in this life.  There are plenty of distractions along the way. That’s one of many ways in which the Saints come in Read More >

[Pearls Ep 170:  Preparing for Sunday.] In this week’s Pearls of the Interior Life (click here to watch/listen), we consider Jesus’ amazing statement that, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Why “the Truth and the Life?”   Why aren’t we done with I am the Way? Here’s an answer from theologian Frank Sheed Read More >

[Pearls Ep 170:  Preparing for Sunday.] In this week’s Pearls of the Interior Life (the video will come out tomorrow), we consider Jesus’ amazing statement that, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Those truly are amazing words. Here’s a little thought experiment… First, the entire scripture passage is copied in the Postscript.  Read More >