Winter at the Monastery
Winter At The Monastery This is my first winter day in my Trappist monastery where I spend the summers. There are places in the...
Talking to Yourself
Talking To Yourself If you go to places where there are sermons, have you ever noticed how the preacher is not even remotely talking to...
Soldiers for Christ
Soldiers For Christ When I was confirmed as a third grader, I was told that, with Confirmation, I was becoming a soldier for Christ. ...
Change
Change In the movie, “Wonder” which I recommend to junior high students and teachers in elementary school, there is a line that says,...
My Tree
My Tree I came back to the monastery, to my room, and it was filled with light. What happened? My room is like a cave, the sun shut out...
Non-Belief
Non-Belief God can work with nonbelievers. I have found it to be so in recovery programs, as well as church related situations. An...
Loss plus Loss equals Loss
Loss Plus Loss Equals Lost Why do we sometimes lose something as a response to losing something? It seems insane, and it is. Example:...
Language of the Heart
Language Of The Heart The day after I returned from the monastery, I went out to dinner with a woman, ate filet steak, and talked...
Misalignment
Misalignment There are two kinds of "fits" in my life and both can be fixed, but with different steps. One fit is when I know I am...
A younger Fr. Terry
Wednesday, September 6, 2017 The Afro At one time I decided to do an afro hairstyle. I was living in Houston and was ordained about a...