In the Whisper of Light

Nine centuries before the birth of Christ, a man named Ahab helmed the nation of Israel as king, a throne he held for more than twenty years. He was a wicked man and a despicable national leader, what one commentator labeled “the most wicked of all the kings of Israel.” He was married to Jezebel, a woman whose very name now evokes her unscrupulous and vindictive nature. They abolished the worship of God, opening a temple for the worship of Baal, and employed hundreds of idol-worshiping prophets. Into such a time, the Lord sent his own prophet—the faithful, prayerful and courageous Elijah....read more

Yes, He Is Listening ... read more

“But can he walk on water?”  Perhaps the director of Human Resources had been a bit hyperbolic in an enthusiastic celebration of her company’s new hire. The Executive VP brought her down to earth with the cutting remark. A talented manager, the new division head was good at his job, fresh and innovative, young enough to offer the possibility of future promise, and he even inspired others. Maybe he was a dream come true, but of course, he couldn’t walk on water. Only one person had the ability to do that. Make that two.. . . .read more

What’s Right and Just ... read more

Who has more money than anyone else in the world? The founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, was just named the richest man on the planet, an “honor” that is as fluid as the price of stocks, the value of investments, and changes in the market. His net worth approaches $100 billion, a figure almost beyond comprehension. Or, is it? You’ve likely shopped in a big box store as the staff unloads crates of merchandise. Ten of those—stacked with $100 bills—is about a billion dollars. A thousand of them might overtake an aisle, but they wouldn’t fill the store. It’s a lot of money—a fortune really, but it is definable and finite. So, what does the infinite look like?. . .read more

Conform to Christ ... read more

“Whoever bids other folks to do right, but gives an evil example by acting the opposite way, is like a foolish weaver who weaves quickly with one hand and unravels the cloth just as quickly with the other.”                                                                                              

                                                                                   St. Thomas More

“True friendship can harbor no suspicion; a friend must speak to a friend as freely as to his second self.”                       

                                                                                    St. Jerome

“God is within all things, but not included by them; outside all things, but not excluded by them; above all things, but not beyond their reach.”

                                                                                    St. Gregory the Great

“God said: I have placed you in the midst of your fellows so that you may do to them what you cannot do to Me—that is, so that you may love your neighbor freely without expecting any return from him. And what you do to him, I count as done to Me.”                 

                                                                                    St. Catherine of Siena