A Lenten Journey: Climbing to the Cross – FOURTH SUNDAY

Ephesians 2:1-10, The Message It wasn't so long ago that you were mired in that old stagnant life of sin. You let the world, which doesn't know the first thing about living, tell you how to live. You … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to the Cross – Day TWENTY-TWO

 Genesis 47:27-48:7, The MessageAnd so Israel settled down in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They acquired property and flourished. They became a large company of people. Jacob lived in Egypt for … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to the Cross – Day TWENTY-ONE

1 Corinthians 9:16-27, The Message Still, I want it made clear that I've never gotten anything out of this for myself, and that I'm not writing now to get something. I'd rather die than give anyone … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to the Cross – Day TWENTY

Mark 6:30-46, Today's New International VersionThe apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to the Cross – Day NINETEEN

Lilly, in her 'rainbow fwetter,' giving her friend Alice a big hug and kiss at her 2nd birthday party last month.Genesis 45:1-15, Today's New International Version(Yesterday's devotional reading list … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to the Cross – Day EIGHTEEN

Mark 6:1-13, The MessageHe left there and returned to his hometown. His disciples came along. On the Sabbath, he gave a lecture in the meeting place. He made a real hit, impressing everyone. "We had … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to the Cross – Day SEVENTEEN

Psalm 77, The MessageI yell out to my God, I yell with all my might, I yell at the top of my lungs. He listens.  I found myself in trouble and went looking for my Lord;       my life was an open wound … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to Calvary – THIRD Sunday

 A completely over-the-top personal chapel in what is now a large monastery at Melk, Austria. The artwork is glorious, yet somehow the very grandeur of the place seems off-putting and out of synch … Read more...

Remembering with Gratitude: A Life Well-Lived

Abbot David Nicholas Geraets, OSBMarch 4, 1935-March 2, 2012Entered St. Benedict's Abbey, Benet Lake WisconsinMade monastic profession - September 1, 1957Ordained to the priesthood - September 29, … Read more...