FF: Bargaining With God

PHOTO PROMPT © A member of the Fields Family. Our Lady of the Angels had served the Catholics of northwest Springfield for 50 years (a long time in American) when the bishop suddenly decided to close the underperforming parish. Regina, who had gone there for 50 years, prayed for divine intervention. She was honestly surprised […]

Perfect Love

I want to try to write a spiritual reflection every week, and this week is hard. I’m struggling with Deep Questions, torn between writing about idolatry, about my attempts to be true to God and God alone – whatever this means. I’m struggling with the difference: what it means to be afraid of someone as […]

Letter to God: Hi Dad

Hi again, heavenly father, Not a lot to talk about, just checking in before virtual Mass at my local church which is a couple miles from my house but feels miles away. I’m thinking now about the fact that my biological father passed away this past fall. I believe he is in heaven, and therefore […]

Voices in My Head Part 1

True confession: I don’t see dead people, and I don’t hear audible voices, but I do “hear voices” in the sense of thoughts that are not mine, that suddenly appear like a dream in my mind. A lot of people will say that I am crazy and nuts. There are drugs and treatments for people […]