Stepping into a Mystery by Fr. David May
Some days the old brain feels like sludge. This appears to be one of them, as I’m having trouble getting any thoughts together for this...
14
Nov
A Fool for Christ by Fr. David May
Joe Hogan would hide the deepest part of himself. If you were astute, you saw it, but mainly it was between him and Christ. I thought...
10
Oct
Mary and the Spiritual Battle by Fr. David May
Forty-six years ago this October, I first made my Act of Consecration to Jesus through Mary according to the teaching of St. Louis de Montfort. I...
16
Sep
The Renovation of Me by Fr. David May
Morning in the poustinia. I get up like most other people, do the usual ablutions, having recited as I get going some favorite prayers (consecration...
08
Aug
An Unlikely Pioneer by Fr. David May
What does it take to be a pioneer? Those who joined Madonna House in the first decade after Pope Pius XII persuaded Catherine Doherty to...
Hospitality of the Heart by Fr. David May
Catherine Doherty always tried to create a cozy, homelike atmosphere in every house she founded, and we are trying to continue doing this wherever we...
29
Apr
Things Are Not As They Seem by Fr. David May
It seems I’ve been on the road to Emmaus since January! Back then, I gave a talk to a group of 65 men on retreat...
01
Apr
My God, My God, Why…? (Forget the Easy Answers) by Fr. David May
One of the most common experiences today in life’s journey is that of abandonment. The number of young men and women I’ve met through the...
21
Feb
A Different Point of View by Fr. David May
For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to counsel him? But we have the mind of Christ (1 Cor 2:16). I won’t...
17
Jan
What’s New With You? by Fr. David May
Is there anything new under the sun? (I’m thinking of the New Year and all that.) Not according to the author of Ecclesiastes. What has been,...