Spiritual Directions for the Journey
Posted in Big Questions, Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road, Reflections from Fellow Wanderers on Mar 5th, 2013
I am starting to consider that the second most important book on Christianity, I have ever read, after the Bible, is Fr. Greg Boyle’s “Tattoos on the Heart“. Perhaps I feel this way about the book because of my own work as part of the community we call the Friends of Dismas, or it might [...]
Posted in Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road on Dec 26th, 2012
Below is my yearly re-post of what is clearly one of my Top 10 movies of all time. I often feel like the richest man in the world. It’s a Wonderful Life One of my all time favorite movies, especially around Christmas time, is Frank Capra’s gem- It’s a Wonderful Life staring, Jimmy Stewart and [...]
Posted in Big Questions, Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road, Reflections from Fellow Wanderers on Oct 13th, 2012
Two ideas for this week’s homily: First from Fr. Robert Barron’s homily this week comes the concept of living a life based on a concept Fr. Barron calls Radical Love. Keeping the commandments Jesus highlights in the gospel is foundational to living life as a follower of the Chrsit. The second idea is Fr. Richard [...]
Posted in Big Questions, Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road, Reflections from Fellow Wanderers on Jul 14th, 2012
Where have all the demons gone? C.S. Lewis offers one perspective in his book The Screwtape Letters. It offers us a glimpse into an intriguing series of letters between two of Satan’s workers. Wikipedia tells us that the: The Screwtape Letters is a satirical Christian apologetic novel written by C. S. Lewis, first published in [...]
Posted in Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road, Loving and Living the bible on Jul 11th, 2012
For a few weeks now we have re-entered Ordinary Time. For many the excitement of the big church seasons of Lent/ Easter/ Pentecost and various Solemnities have given way to the wearing of the liturgical green of boring old Ordinary Time. For some, and I would include myself in this group, this is the part [...]
Posted in Big Questions, Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road, Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike on Apr 21st, 2012
Below is a scene we witnessed as we traveled with Jesus. Many of us might have wondered the same thing as the Pharisees; Why does Jesus keep hanging around with “THOSE” people? A second question to ponder- What did Jesus mean when he told us that he desires compassion, and not sacrifices? In case you [...]
Posted in Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road, Reflections from Fellow Wanderers on Dec 25th, 2011
Best wishes for a blessed and holy Christmas. Here is a beautiful telling of the Christmas story set to the words of a song from Amy Grant titled “Breath of Heaven”. I believe the video was produced by the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The lyrics of the song are posted below the [...]
Posted in Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road on Dec 8th, 2011
Two if my favorite things about this time of year- my yearly father/ daughter Christmas shopping trip and forcing said daughter to watch “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Both of these traditions continued this week and I got my youngest offspring to sit through most of the movie and we had a “Wonderful” day in the [...]
Posted in Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road on Dec 1st, 2011
I have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to visit the Holy Land on several occasions with a gifted guide. Experiencing the land where our Christian story began is a powerful experience. This Advent season you will get the opportunity to explore the story of the birth of Christ in a unique way through [...]
Posted in Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road on Nov 11th, 2011
This new work is published by Tyndale House Publishers and it is not your typical self-help, make good type of book. Author Cory Cotton shares that “the book you’re holding is for people who want to go big… period…. This book is for those who want to pursue excellence, who want to blow it out [...]
Posted in Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road on Oct 15th, 2011
There were a number of emperors in ancient Rome named Caesar. It starts with the great Julius Caesar ((13 July 100 BC– 15 March 44 BC). After his assassination on the ides of March and following a few battles he was succeed by Octavian, or Caesar Augustus (23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14)who [...]
Posted in Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road on Sep 25th, 2011
A friend sent me the link to this 3 minute film called The Porcelain Unicorn It is the grand prize winner of a competition called Parallel Lines: ‘Tell it your Way. The requirements were that each entry contain exactly 6 lines of dialogue and that they be no longer than 3 minutes. The film speaks [...]
Posted in Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road, Reflections from Fellow Wanderers, Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike on Sep 17th, 2011
Sister Barbara Reid, OP, is a Dominican Sister of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She holds a PhD in Biblical Studies from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC and is professor of New Testament and vice president and academic dean at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. She has authored a number of books and has [...]
Posted in Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road on Jul 22nd, 2011
It is not easy to remember events from 30 years ago but this is one that is clear in my somewhat limited memory bank. My wife and I were looking for a movie to attend. We were new parents and had secured the most precious of resources for the evening- a babysitter. Without knowing anything [...]
Posted in Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road on Jul 16th, 2011
A spur of the moment decision to go out on a movie date night lead to a wonderful evening. We were glancing through the movie listings on Flixster ,which uses the usually reliable Rotten Tomatoes index (always go by the movie goers ratings and not the critics) and we were both interested in Midnight in [...]
