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At this darker time of the year, the trees are skeletal. What you notice first, now, is not foliage but structure, not ornament but underpinning, not rounded canopy but stark, contorted trunks and wild, scraggy branches, their every effort to [...]

[Unknown.] Initial O: Christ, late 13th century, Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment. Leaf: 58.3 × 40.2 cm (22 15/16 × 15 13/16 in.), Ms. Ludwig VI 6, fol. 79v. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. [...]

"Santorini's Donkey" by Klearchos Kapoutsis is licensed under CC by 2.0 On Thanksgiving, after enjoying a festive meal provided by generous donors, after fellowship with our dear brother friars, and after we’d washed just about every dish, pan, [...]

Shall We Dance? I attended my first dance at age thirteen.  It was called a “Sock Hop”—an informal dance with a rather unusual name. The dance was held at the school's gym and to protect the floor from hard soled shoes, [...]

Everything in creation has a rhythmic ebb and flow.  Oceans slow dance with earth, moon and sun, creating the tides.  Heart muscles relax to fill and contract and surge life giving blood through our bodies. Circadian rhythms lead creatures, including [...]

St. Francis said, “Preach the Gospel at all times, and if necessary, use words.” St. Paul said, “...and how can they believe in Christ if they have never heard about Christ? And how can they hear about Christ if they [...]