Archive for December, 2007
I am taking a revolutionary approach (for me) to my New Year’s resolutions this year. I resolve to place myself in the hands of the Blessed Mother beginning with the January 1 Feast of the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God.
I know that this is not truly revolutionary but it sounded good [...]
This past Sunday I had the opportunity to stop in at the Dominican Monastery of cloistered nuns here in my town. It is a place of quiet refuge and I appreciate every moment that I get to spend there.
I have been praying, whenever I get these quiet times, for relief from these anxiety issues and [...]
If I am to be true to the nature of this blog as personal journal and witness then failings must be displayed as prominently as successes and challenges. This past week I was exposed to an ethical blind spot that I had conveniently created for myself.
As I have indicated here several times, I have been [...]
I know that I don’t have anything good to say about my work situation so I am going to do an about face and talk about something sad but satisfying.
In November we were contacted by a U.S. military officer stationed in Singapore. The call was referred to me with the message that someone from the [...]
As I’ve mentioned, I am seeing a therapist for my anxiety issues. You would think that between my constant prayer and individual and group therapy I’d be making some progress but things are not improving the way that I would like.
I am having a very, very difficult time with my job. I don’t know if [...]
I would not blame any of the faithful few that visit this blog if they wearied of the relentless greyness of my posts for the past months (or is it years). I do not mean to appear purely negative or seem ungrateful. In fact, I always start my prayer by thanking the Lord for all [...]
I participate in a group therapy program where I am working on my fear and anxiety issues with others facing their own challenges. Last Wednesday, one of the members started by talking about the overwhelming sense that he was stuck in circumstances for which there was no answer and his question was, “Is this what [...]
Once again, the Old Testament provides a much needed bit of inspiration. A powerful, uplifting message that offers hope for all people and affirms the “good news,” the promise of salvation and joyous reunion with our God. It is from the daily Mass reading of December 5.
I particularly love the reference to “the covering that [...]
