Spiritual Directions for the Journey
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 Stuff for Wandering on Nov 5th, 2011
Every so often you meet a kind soul. Deacon Tony Pignataro is one such person. I first met Tony and his wife Laura while going through the diaconate formation program 11 years ago. A few weeks back at a retreat Tony unveiled his new book called From Under the Linden Tree. He describes this new [...]
Posted in Reflections from Fellow Wanderers on Sep 30th, 2011
I had a chance this week to meet Fr. Barron in person as he was in Toronto promoting his work and his new project which is simply titled Catholicism. Fr. Barron is a scholar and one heck of an itinerant preacher. He is using the internet in creative ways to evangelize the gospel. I believe [...]
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, Reflections from Fellow Wanderers on May 15th, 2011
It is a wet and cold day here in Southern Ontario so some folks may be looking for something to watch. The clip below is an introduction to a longer version of an interview of Dr. Alexander Shaia as he discusses his understanding of the four canonical gospels. I have written about this before and [...]
Posted in Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road on Apr 10th, 2011
Two recommendations from my last homily in case you want to follow-up: Step 1: Get the book by Jean Vanier- Drawn into the Mystery of Jesus through the Gospel of John – Click Here or the picture for more details. Step 2: On Good Friday- Fish & Chips and the movie the Gospel of John- [...]
Posted in Reflections from Fellow Wanderers, This Sunday on Apr 8th, 2011
In his book Drawn into the Mystery of Jesus through the Gospel of John, Vanier gets at the very heart of the this week’s gospel when he points out that Lazarus is loved by Jesus: [John chapter 11] is one of the simplest and most beautiful chapters in the Gospel of John. It reveals how [...]
Posted in Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road, Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike, This Sunday on Apr 4th, 2011
We prepare this week for the third gospel story this lent from the Gospel of John. For many it is one the greatest of the signs of Jesus in the the New Testament. Reflect on the clip from the movie The Gospel of John- What words or images speak to you?
Posted in Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road, Reflections from the Pulpit - Wandering with Deacon Mike on Mar 26th, 2011
As I have been preparing for this week’s homily it struck me that our upcoming visits to the time of Jesus as seen through the Gospel according to John is a unique opportunity TO DO in contrast to GIVE UP something for lent. It is customary for many to do penance during lent by forgoing [...]
Posted in Big Questions, Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road, Reflections from Fellow Wanderers, This Sunday on Mar 24th, 2011
We continue to look at John Chapter 4 through the eyes of Jean Vanier. His book, Drawn into the Mystery of Jesus through the Gospel of John, is available for viewing on-line at Google books. To view it please click here. I have borrowed these two clips from the book and as i think about [...]
Posted in Books/Movies/Podcasts for the Road, Reflections from Fellow Wanderers, This Sunday on Mar 23rd, 2011
The Gospel of John is a beautiful yet at times complex story. Several years ago while on retreat I stumbled upon a book by Jean Vanier entitled “Drawn into the Mystery of Jesus through the Gospel of John.” It is a masterpiece. Vanier takes the story of Jesus as told by the disciple Jesus loved, [...]
