Phil Steiger
“I may think all kinds of nasty things, but you will never see me act any of that out.” We think this way from time to time. We suppose that if we allow ourselves to indulge our thoughts, it will act like a relief valve, and we will not act them out. The truth, however,... Continue Reading →
Job is not, contrary to popular opinion, about why bad things happen to good people. It is about a sovereign God and the struggle to be faithful in the most difficult of circumstances. If you search for answers to the first question, you will hunt in vain and walk away frustrated by the book. If... Continue Reading →
I am thoroughly enjoying Robert Cardinal Sarah's, The Day is Now Far Spent. It is very thoughtful, very challenging. It contains this excerpt from a homily he gave to pilgrims to Chartres: The world we must not love, as Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa commented in his homily on Good Friday 2018, to which we do not... Continue Reading →
Stop it. I guess that is the sum of my thoughts on the matter and the bottom line to my advice. Let me explain why I was watching daytime TV in the first place. When the dentist tilts you back, just past 90 degrees, there is usually a TV hanging on the ceiling to distract... Continue Reading →
One day in the Passion Week is especially poignant for us right now. Jesus was crucified on a Friday, and before the morning of the resurrection, there is a day of darkness and isolation for the disciples. It says in John 20:19 that the disciples were behind locked doors “for fear of the Jews”. After... Continue Reading →
Every Thought Captive 