Listening and Silent

It seems…I am always talking to You,That I am always with You,And have no doubtYou are with me,Listening and silent. I am an endless monologue.You, hovering Spirit,Wordlessly eloquentAbide.You are Presence and Truth,Listening and silent,Thunderously silent,Save for the stirring of my heart,And the sometime rush of thought,Coming, as it were,From the bowels of my beingWith frightening … Continue reading →

St. John Neumann

Memorial St. John Neumann was born in 1811 in Bohemia, in the modern day Czech Republic. He graduated from college and seminary, but wasn’t ordained until he traveled to America. Once in New York, he joined the Redemptorist Order and faithfully served the poor in Buffalo. In 1852, he was elected the bishop of Philadelphia. … Continue reading →