Inside the Prayer You were there. Not just the twelve—but you. He saw your face as He spoke. Not in metaphor, but in truth. Your longing, your weakness, your half-formed prayers. He carried them into the presence of the Father and whispered: “This one is mine.” Before you believed, before […]
Threshold #2 in the “Seven Thresholds of the Soul” Series: The Forgotten Language
The Forgotten Language is the communication between you and the one who calls you. Your prayers move beyond “beggars prayer” and into contemplation conversation. You realize there is something real out there who has been communicating with you and you start to acknowledge it.
The Slow Work of Trust
I used to think trust was a feeling—something that arrived when the right conditions were met. Now I know better. Trust is a choice. It’s a muscle. It’s a slow yes whispered in the dark. It’s what you give when there’s no guarantee. It’s what you practice when you’d rather […]
What is belief, really?
Belief is not a mental agreement.Belief is not checking a doctrinal box or repeating a creed without fire. But belief is a trust, yielding of the soul.A radical trust.A leaning of the heart into the unknown — not blindly, but faithfully.Not because we have proof,but because something eternal is calling […]
The Second Leo and the Return of the Lion
For the Faithful Who Remember, There have only been two Popes named Leo in over a thousand years. The first was Leo the Great, who turned back Attila the Hun. The second was Leo XIII, who saw the Devil unleashed and answered with a sword: the prayer to St. Michael. […]
Of Ash and Honey: Walking Two Paths, Remembering One Flame
There are some who walk between altars. They remember the scent of frankincense and forest, the feel of rosary beads and river stones, the flicker of vigil candles and the fullness of the moon. They were told once to choose. But something deeper whispered—why choose at all, when the flame […]
⛪ The Virgo Pope with the Heart of a Lion
A Temple of Why Reflection on Pope Leo XIV The sky speaks softly, but clearly: this is no accidental pope. Born beneath a Virgo stellium—Sun, Moon, Venus, and Mars—Pope Leo XIV does not arrive to dazzle, but to heal. He carries the medicine bag of the sacred servant: quiet clarity, […]
The Bridge Between Eras: Why Leo XIV Was Chosen Now
Not a thunderclap. Not a firebrand. But a bridge. As the world quakes with division and the Church sways between remembering and forgetting, Leo XIV arrives not as a warrior, but as a weaver. A bridgebuilder. An Augustinian. A missionary. A man formed in silence more than spotlight. This is […]