Jesus words from the Cross – part 1

Third Word  ‘Woman, behold thy Son; behold thy mother.’ (John 19:26-27)  ‘Lust is an inordinate love of the pleasures of the flesh.’ ‘The pleasure becomes sinful at that point where, instead of using it as a means, we begin to use it as an end. To eat for...

Go to Warsaw

Nine years ago I was in Warsaw… was at a castle in the historic district.. put a message on Facebook.. if I had any friends in Warsaw.. get a message.. Father saw your message on Facebook I am… don’t remember his name but there is a charismatic meeting and do you want...

Life writing parenthood and distraction.

Tolkien wrote ‘ an inconvenience is an adventure correctly understood.. an a misfortune is an inconvenience not correctly accepted.’ Bilbo adventure began with an interruption. It just how we see it, accepted. An interruption is often God trying to get our attention.....

Are you good enough to be an amateur..

Most people think being an amateur is only for beginners.. We admire the professional athlete, writer.. The professional does thing for gain, honor, money. But the amateur does thing for love. In fact the word amateur comes from the word love. The amateur does things...

Being Curious

Got called to the bed side of a young man who tried to commit suicide and might have succeeded.. He was raised in a couple of different Protestant faiths.. but he felt led by the Holy Spirit to go to mass last week.. story of fig tree.. Jesus says ‘don’t cut it down...

Fr Stefan Curious George Philosophy Mary

What is Philosophy. Philosophy begins with a sense of wonder..Being Curious. ‘In Plato dialogue, Theaetetus -a dialogue about knowledge- Socrates says to his young interlocutor, Theaatetus, that a sense of wonder is the mark of a philosopher.’ So Children are natural...