The snow doesn’t yet cover the foot of my boot, so the walking’s still easy among the hardwoods. I have my dog with me as a hearing aid. When I find a hollow oak tree I call her and watch...
GO BACK What is the Lord of Life doing on a cross? No sense in a world gone mad. The holy teacher of righteousness. The only one to walk its straight and narrow road. No one deserves death less than...
THE SERVANT He invites the disciples to his meal. Wraps the towel around his waist. Sets the basin at their feet. And himself beside. “Lord, do you wash my feet?” Peter asks. “What I do now you do not understand.”...
Salute the Life on all sides with palm branches. Shout, “Hosanna! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David. Hosanna in the highest!” Make an avenue in their gathering green, a mile of waving banners, a thoroughway of praise....
The warmth of spring and the joy and beauty of the Easter season are upon us—Hallelujah! Whether your child, grandchild, godchild, or neighbor is celebrating their First Communion, or just needs some extra love in their Easter baskets, the pages of these little...
“I wouldn’t call myself a cradle catholic. I was baptized as a baby but consider middle school to be the beginning of my faith journey. I missed the early years of faith formation, bible stories, and sacramental prep. I often...
Congratulations to Paraclete Poet Laura Reece Hogan! Her beautiful collection Litany of Flights won the Gold Medal for Poetry in the 2022 Illumination Book Awards. Laura Reece Hogan was the winner of the 2020 Paraclete Poetry Prize. For more information about this award,...
Ash Wednesday | March 2, 2022 What if you lived in the time of Jesus? Over one hundred radically fresh meditations on Christ’s life will bring you into the heart of each gospel story. A book to read aloud to your...
We all feel it at some point—the sense of being fractured, disconnected from God and others, anxious, overwhelmed. The ancient remedy is Stability, a Benedictine value rooted in a deep commitment to a people, a place, and a purpose. This Lent,...
