April 4, 2026
Holy Saturday
Emptiness and fullness at first seem complete opposites. But in the spiritual life they are not. In the spiritual life we find the fulfilment of our deepest desires by becoming empty for God.
April 3, 2026
Good Friday
Good Friday: day of the cross, day of suffering, day of hope, day of abandonment, day of victory, day of mourning, day of joy, day of endings, day of beginnings. . . .
April 2, 2026
Clinging to the Love of Jesus
What is important is to keep clinging to the real, lasting, and unambiguous love of Jesus.
April 1, 2026
The Victory of Jesus
Jesus has called you from the moment you were knitted together in your mother‘s womb.
March 31, 2026
Peeling Off Our Blind-Folds
We are called to be contemplatives, that is see-ers, men and women who are called to see the coming of God.
March 30, 2026
Giving and Multiplying
What we hold on to always diminishes. What we give away always multiplies. It is the great illogic.
March 29, 2026
God Longs for Our Love
Augustine said: “My soul is restless until it rests in you, O God,” but when I examine the tortuous story of our own salvation, I see not only that we are yearning to belong to God, but that God is also yearning to belong to us.
March 28, 2026
The Mystery of the Incarnation
God became a little baby. Who can be afraid of a little baby? A tiny little baby is completely dependent on its parents, nurses, and caregivers.
March 27, 2026
The Downward-Moving Way of Jesus
The world says, “When you were young you were dependent and could not go where you wanted, but when you grow old you will be able to make your own decisions, go your own way, and control your own destiny.”
March 26, 2026
Show Me the Way
Dear Lord, Be with me today. Listen to my confusion and help me know how to live it.
March 25, 2026
Manifestations of God’s Glory
You and I are called to become other Christs, to be living manifestations of God in this world.
March 24, 2026
God’s Power Calls Us Close
People with power do not invite intimacy. We fear people with power.
March 23, 2026
Lord Here I Am
I really want to ask you to practice prayer as a practice of the presence of God.
March 22, 2026
Choose Life
Jesus says, “Think about the Kingdom first and all the other things you are so worried about will fall into place.
March 20, 2026
Listen to the Voice of Love
The voice is very sensitive. It can be very quiet. It is sometimes hard to hear.
March 19, 2026
The Center of Being
I know that I have to move from speaking about Jesus to letting him speak within me, from thinking about Jesus to letting him think within me, from acting for and with Jesus to letting him act through me.
March 18, 2026
Call Me Back to You
I trust in you, Lord, but keep helping me in my many moments of distrust and doubt.
March 17, 2026
Mercy is Greater
God looks at our world not only with sad or angry eyes; God’s mercy is far greater than God’s sadness and anger.
March 16, 2026
The Upside-down Kingdom
The Kingdom is where everything is turned upside down. Those who are marginal, those considered not respectable, are suddenly proclaimed as the people who are called to the Kingdom.