The Value of Simplicity
Have you noticed the austere beauty of the Lenten season? In our churches the lush beautiful flowers have been replaced with barren...
A New Perspective on Lent
The Frost Tower in Austin is a unique architectural feature of the downtown landscape. It's tall silhouette and unique top stand out...
Walking Through Holy Week Retreat
Join me next weekend in Santa Rosa, California. I’m leading a day-long retreat to kick off Lent with a walk through one of the most...
Doubting Thomas
Photo: @thoughtful_camera The first Sunday of Easter always has the story of Doubting Thomas. (John 20:19-31)You know the one. Thomas...
What a day!
Photo: @thoughtful_camera As we start this first week of Easter, the Gospel readings of the first four days all take place on the day of...
First Week of Easter: Peter - a new man
Photo: @thoughtful_camera In the movie, The Time Traveler's Wife, there are two distinct storylines in told in very different timeframes....
Just when you thought it was over...
Part Eight of an eight-part series of reflections on Lent, Holy Week, and Easter As you have hopefully been able to see over these last...
Holy Saturday
Today our waiting comes to an end. Christ will rise, and all the events of the last few days will be revealed for what they truly mean....
Holy Thursday
We come to the table and eat, remembering this night of Passover, and the Lamb who was slain for us. We walk to the garden and pray to be...
Available for immediate pickup!
If you're in central or north Austin, drop by Catholic Arts and Gifts - 6113 Burnet Rd. - and grab your copy of Walking Through Holy...
