Weekly Inspiration: Pierced By Sin

Weekly Inspiration: Pierced By Sin

In recent weeks, the daily Mass readings were from 2 Samuel and for several days we heard stories of King David. As the scriptures about David, Bathsheba, Uriah, and Nathan were proclaimed, I found myself responding with unexpected emotion. My heart was deeply grieved...
Weekly Inspiration: Staying on the Cross

Weekly Inspiration: Staying on the Cross

I recently came across a photo of a Japanese pilgrimage site with statues of Mary and the Japanese martyr Yasutaro as he endured torture for refusing to renounce his faith. His torture involved being imprisoned in a Sanjakuro, a three-foot square cage. I have...
Weekly Inspiration: Griefs Observed

Weekly Inspiration: Griefs Observed

In our local Catholic community, there have been a lot of griefs observed lately. In Scripture we find reminders that God comforts those who mourn, is close to the brokenhearted, and promises eventual triumph over sorrow. And in Romans 12 when St. Paul gives counsel...