Holy Mother, Hold Me In the mid-1980s, when Eric Clapton was going through dark personal struggles and loss, he wrote a beautiful song, Holy Mother. It is a prayer of surrender which expresses his conversion from being self-centered to being centered in the mystery...
Advent Day By Day By Father Don Farnan on December 1, 2024 Advent is a mystical journey. Mary and Joseph set the tone for us with their journey to Bethlehem. It is a journey of trusting in visions and locutions, a journey of being ostracized and ridiculed, a journey...
Many Ways To Say Thanks By Father Don Farnan on November 25, 2024 In late November our nation invites us to pause in gratitude for the numerous blessings we receive and share. The ritual began over 400 years ago, before the country was even born, when pilgrim-people...
UPON THIS ROCK Second Naivete By Father Don Farnan on November 12, 2024 I love the Catholic Church and am blessed to have been shaped by it. It has anchored my life and kept me oriented toward the good. It has educated me, inspired me, employed me, ordained me, and...
It Must Be This Way By Father Don Farnan on November 18, 2024 My sixty-five-year-old body increasingly reminds me of my age. For the past several months I limped around because my left side, from hip to ankle, has been hurting and dragging. For the first time...
