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Writing the prayer of the week based on Sunday’s readings has forced me to pay attention to the homily at Mass, because now the priest’s reflections can be material for my blog. I figure they may have picked up on themes that I missed. One of the priests at St. Mary’s in Annapolis, Fr. Andrew…

I must confess that the idea for my prior post, “The Saints’ Guide to Anxiety,” was not wholly original. It was somewhat borrowed from the title of one of my very favorite books, “The Saints’ Guide to Happiness” by my friend, Robert Ellsberg. It was difficult to find one excerpt to share, because there are…

There have been so many wonderful articles published in the last two weeks about Mother Teresa because of the release of a new volume of her writings that reveal decades of agony. The Washington Post piece, “The Torment of Teresa,” was one of the most poignant for me. To read the entire article by Michael…

Kevin Culligan, O.C.D. describes his collaborative approach to persons experiencing both depression and dark nights in the same chapter of Egan’s book, “Carmelite Prayer“: I follow a collaborative approach to assisting others with their spiritual journey. With most persons, this assistance is primarily spiritual and religious. Following the principles of the spiritual masters, I help…
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