the minute monk

Advent has begun and the journey from darkness to light, Nazareth to Bethlehem, empty manger to the birth of Jesus is upon us. These familiar…

As the leaves fall and I find myself spinning from pumpkins, to turkeys, to Christmas trees, I feel a heightened sense of that other holiday…

I recently visited St Gregory’s Abbey near Three Rivers, Michigan for the first time, on a personal retreat. The weather was perfect and the drive…

I live on the 11th floor and with large windows along the entire exterior wall, my apartment has an abundance of light. A small hallway…

Why do so many Christians celebrate and venerate Mary, the mother of Jesus? The scriptures speak very little of her and yet this first-century mother…

Any object that calls forth respect or reverence is the “Christ” or the anointed one for us at that moment. I have been facilitating a…