HOLY SILENCE

My life is a Synergy of divine call and Human response That can Only be called an "Elegy and Eulogy" It is a wonder, really. Not me, of course, But this life I have been given And the life I am making of The life I was given. Mourning and rejoicing. It's true. My physical reality My emotions My intellectual pursuits My relationships and Most of all My spirituality. All of it is a study in Love and prayers. Sin, too. Stumbling, of course, and the Serious work of salvation. In

We thought we loved them. But they definitely did not love us. Sometimes we enter relationships that Seem caring and helping, Even loving and lasting. But after a time, We discover that our significant other is Playing a dangerous and diabolical game with Our bodies, minds, hearts, and souls. What we were fooled into thinking was Dedication and determination, Even sacredness and safety, was really A malicious plan to trick us into Clinging to a perceived safe haven inside A c

Today, we hear of the magi - these kings, scholars, and spiritual seekers - who discover and bear witness to the fact that the universe changed at the birth of Jesus. Given what we, ourselves, have seen, heard, learned, and experienced, we too have to tell the world what we know to be the truth. Therefore, through prayer and sacrifice, sacrament and knowledge, each and every day of our lives we choose to serve God and one another. This is our witness. This is our joy. This is