Tag Archives: Father Ron

Middle Spring

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Come take a journey with me into the forest. My wonderful friend died today. Her soul was welcomed into the arms of the Beloved. I believe. I trust. I almost didn’t recognize the woods today. There was so much life … Continue reading →

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Snow Falling on Snow

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

O Jesus, where are you? Snow falling on snow spring snow that penetrates my bones So beautiful, and yet so painful I am restless agitated in the silence difficult to breathe in my soul Falling like the snowflakes descending on … Continue reading →

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Jesus and Father John Lenihan

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

The founding pastor of St. Patrick’s A soul, a blessing, a man, a friend What I loved about Johnny was his unholy holiness raw love that could be abrasive He mentored me here and there Let me vent… …and sometimes … Continue reading →

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Indian Summer

Posted on January 30, 2013 by
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The Pastoral in Counseling

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

O my! I finish my first semester this week at Loyola! I haven’t written much because of my panic over five courses with a Jesuit institution. In Response to my volunteering at Stella Maris and the Sisters of Mercy, I … Continue reading →

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God is my “i-am-phone”

Posted on October 8, 2012 by

October 7, 2012 O Beloved God Thank you! Thank you for my life and family and so many gifts from sight to insight Marvelous to me is you wonder and awe Even the darkness and persecutions are gifts My limitations … Continue reading →

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What seems to be a myth by which I personally live?

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

Writing for Theological Anthropology Thomas Moore wrote Care of the Soul (1992) just two years after I was ordained a Catholic priest. I believed back then that I was caring for my soul and growing in wisdom. In reality, I … Continue reading →

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Jesus, where are you?

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

O Jesus – Where are you? And yet I know you are nearer to me than I am to you I am in awe at how you have been purifying me You alone are my love, Yet earth keeps calling … Continue reading →

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Taste and See the Goodness of the Beloved!

Posted on August 19, 2012 by

Taste and See the Goodness of the Beloved! Be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms, and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and playing to the Beloved in your hearts, giving thanks always and for everything in the … Continue reading →

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LOOKING FOR JESUS

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

Looking for Jesus   When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.                                                                                                 John 6:24     … Continue reading →

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