It's still the Month of Sacred Heart! I haven't wasted June! It is now 2a & I made promises on my bedtime, but I want to finish this work of getting started.. On my mind now.. Is getting to prayer. I'll be honest.. I haven't sat down in front of Jesus for several days now.…
A Little Temptation..
The Infant Samuel by Sir Joshua Reynolds Succumbed to temptation to go to Twitter.. fought it very hard, knowing and mulling how now would not be a good time for me. Feels meritless, pointless in light of good, solid holy reading that I'm tempted to neglect. I get started there and don't know when to…
On Breaking away from Social Media & Seeking God – Desert Day 1
Day 1 in the Desert Today went well. Spontaneous decision late last night to take a hiatus from Twitter was on point, although I did expect to hang around in the morning, and put up my usual posts. But, we woke up late for Mass, and there just wasn't anytime for checking in on friends,…
Just Another Confession
The one thing you don't ever want to do is take a nap after confession... Today's confession was pretty straight-forward. There were some good habits I've maintained, some I've kicked, thanks to the great grace of God. Namely: Custody of the eyes One of the biggest ways to prune flaws and habits of sin is…
Catholic Twitter Rules #2 & #3 – Entry #3
Weeks ago, when summer started and I had all the free time in the world, I logged onto my twitter account after a looong hiatus. My mother died on January 16. That week, nothing, absolutely nothing mattered to me, save my family. No books, no phone, no internet, nothing. It was a great injury because…
My Catholic Notebook

Note: This post can now be seen here. I've decided to collect reflections on my writing process & many thoughts throughout the day as digital Notebook pages. They can be seen in the top menu & at the bottom of open blog posts & pages. This is an effort to track my own thinking…