God Came as a Babyby Fr. Bob Wild
Sometimes when I’m praying in the solitude of the night, I begin to be afraid. Then I think about the Baby. I don’t think about the...
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Glimpses into Catherine’s Heart – a Book Review by Father Robert Wild
Desert to Mountain: The Poustinia Diaries of Catherine Doherty: adapted and compiled with introduction & footnotes by Fr. Blair Bernard, (2021), MH Publications, $19.95 *** No doubt...
You Don’t Need to Succeed Fr. Robert Wild
Did you ever consider (maybe not, because they are so hidden!) that the most essential realities are often not consciously noticed, not attended to, but...
The World Is Enchanted by Fr. Bob Wild
Nature G.K. Chesterton, in his book, Orthodoxy, has a marvelous chapter called “The Ethics of Elf Land.” In it, he makes the point that the world...
Who, Me? A Saint? by Fr. Bob Wild
Probably many people have never heard this clear gospel message: everyone (including you, dear reader) is called to be a saint. When is the last time...
Wrong For So Long by Fr. Bob Wild
There are many obstacles to conversion. One of them is the difficulty of admitting even to ourselves that we may have been sinning or doing...
Speech and Silence by Fr. Bob Wild
Silence is a deeper reality than speech. Silence is the earth, words the foliage. Silence is the sea, words the waves on the surface. The goal...
Yes, God Does Speak to You by Fr. Bob Wild
How do we grow in the spiritual life? In the parable of the seed and the sower, (Mt 13:4-9, 18-23), Jesus gives us a path,...
Prayer that Pierces the Clouds by Fr. Bob Wild
There is a wonderful story in Martin Buber’s book, Tales of the Hasidim* about a rabbi and his disciples. They were approaching the door of...