I Asked For Wonder, And He Gave

Charles De Foucauld, The Found Of The Little Brothers Of Jesus, Wrote A Single Sentence That's Ahad A Profound Impact On My Life. He Said, "the One Thing We Owe Absolutely To God Is Never To Be Afraid Of Anything." Never To Be Afraid Of Anything, Even Death, Which, After All, Is But That Final Breakthrough Into The Open, Waiting, Outstretched Arms Of Abba.

Christianity Happens When Men And Women Accept With Unwavering Trust That Their Sins Have Been Not Only Forgiven, But Forgotten, Washed Away In The Blood Of The Lamb. Thus, My Friend Archbishop Joe Reia Says, "a Sad Christian Is A Phony Christian, And A Guilty Christian Is No Christian At All.

A Ragamuffin Knows He's Only A Beggar At The Door Of God's Mercy.

Silent Solitude Makes True Speech Possible And Personal. If I Am Not In Touch With My Own Belovedness, Then I Cannot Touch The Sacredness Of Others. If I Am Estranged From Myself, I Am Likewise A Stranger To Others.

The Anything-goes Passiveness Of The Religious And Political Left Is Matched By The Preachy Moralism Of The Religious And Political Right. The Person Who Uncritically Embraces Any Party Line Is Guilty Of An Idolatrous Surrender Of Her Core Identity As Abba's Child. Neither Liberal Fairy Dust Nor Conservative Hardball Addresses Our Ragged Human Dignity.