Today, on Tabor, the Light that has no night, breaks forth. And just as the disciples fell on their faces in its presence (Matt. 17:6), our eyes are opened wide to the source and summit of our hope. You see, Tabor (Transfiguration) and the Upper Room (Pentecost) are ultimately two parts of one movement. On the mountain, the mystical Light shines on, and through, the Body. In the upper room, the Fire descends within it. Moses and Elijah reveal themselves as the confluence of f

Find it within. Find it without. Discover God's will. Follow it with hope and joy. Be a light to others, even though there is so much in the world that we can grumpy, angry, and sad about. Be anointed and healed so that you may be of help to everyone around you. Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council If you have a question or prayer request, please reach out here. If you can donate, please click here.

We often ask, "Why didn't they just leave?" It's a natural question, But it's the wrong one. Abuse rarely announces itself As a single, escapable event. It's a slow erosion involving a cycle of Tension, violence, apology, and false hope Repeated over and over Until the mind adapts to survive it. What looks like passivity from the outside is Exhausted vigilance on the inside. When abuse continues unchecked, and People think leaving is more dangerous than staying The real shift

The Lord rejoices in all those who choose to come to the table; that is, to know, love, and serve Him, and to partake of the Sacraments of Baptism, Chrismation, Communion, Confession, Anointing, Marriage, and Ordination. This is, in great measure, what it means to say "yes" to God. But this "yes" also means taking the harder way. It means rejecting idols and choosing God over anyone and everyone else, including family members and friends. God first and always! The Sunday of A

The relationship within the Trinity, as well as the relationship between the Trinity and us is so deeply mystical, so deeply personal, and so deeply loving, that it is almost impossible to describe. That is why we must experience it too. During His earthly life, Christ interceded for the sick, the suffering, the unbelieving, even the dead. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit do that for us, in our times too. So let us encourage each other to be personally vigilant when i

When the mind, Heart and soul grow quiet In ways that frighten us. When our thoughts of God grow dim and Saints and angels seem to slip away, It is tempting to believe it is an end. But the fading away of our spiritual selves Is often the soul retreating under a great sorrow, Gathering itself somewhere deeper than memory. This spiritual pseudodementia reminds us that Grief, loneliness, and unspoken pain Can wear the face of forgetting or unbelieving. But healing is still poss

A short reflection to help you deepen your relationship with the Holy Spirit. Read: "There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call ... grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore, it is said, 'When he ascended on high, he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men' ... And his gifts were that some should be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to

Letting go is rarely a single act It is a quiet, repeated trust. We release what we cannot carry. Old failures, for example Relationships we could not save Versions of ourselves we have outgrown, too. When we discover that release is not abandonment But freedom And that nothing can separate us from the love of God Or each other We finally understand that we are Already seen, already heard, already kept. That's when we let go without forgetting or excusing And guilt loses its

To seek peace is to be open to the intercessory work of God ... to be willing to be changed and to actually change. To do this, we must seek equanimity, balance, calm, patience, forbearance, love, willingness, desire, hope, faith, and mercy. Go to confession. Ask for anointing. Seek the pearl of great price. If you have a question or prayer request, please reach out here. If you can donate, please click here.

Thomas Sunday brings great excitement because we have seen the true light in the Resurrection and are now awaiting the great and holy feasts of Ascension and Pentecost. In fact, today's gospel indicates to us that the apostles, disciples, and believers (even some non-believers) were gathering, waiting, and hoping (just like we do today) for all those things that Jesus promised would unfold ... and they did .... right in front of their eyes, and now, deep in our hearts. This S