Trying to get back on schedule, here is Part 2 of my Conversion Story. (God's ways are NOT our ways!) This will prepare you all for something special that I'll be sharing next week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jdU0YSHCe8&t=60s Joni’s book, Pain of Grace can also be found on Amazon and in EWTN’s Religious Catalog Cloud of Witnesses, 25th Anniversary Edition can … Continue reading Cor ad Cor, Joni’s Conversion Part 2
Suffering
Happy Feast Day of St. Bernadette
St. Bernadette is another of my favorite saints. She's my birthday buddy and I also love her for how beautifully she offered-up her many health issues. bernadetteDownload To hear more poems about the 42 saints found in Cloud of Witnesses, 25th Anniversary Edition, enter your email and press “follow” on Pain of Grace’s Homepage. You will … Continue reading Happy Feast Day of St. Bernadette
Pope St. John Paul the Great
Happy Feast Day of Pope St. John Paul the Great. As many of you know, he holds a very special place in my heart. Of course, JP2 would be the first saint I thought of painting and writing a poem about when this whole 25th Anniversary Edition project began. I chose this particular picture because … Continue reading Pope St. John Paul the Great
Beauty’s Not Always Pretty
For the past three weeks I gazed upon one of the most beautiful sites I’ve ever witnessed. I watched love magnified in a way that illuminated the selfless sacrifice of Christ’s crucifixion and death, but today, in real-time. I can and have meditated on the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, imaging how, what, and why … Continue reading Beauty’s Not Always Pretty
Pain of Grace: Living and Suffering with Dignity
Hello Friends! Crazy good news I want to share with you. Twenty years ago, I started writing a book (by the prompting of Patrick Madrid) about my conversion story and all the God stories, graces and blessing that have helped me get through my illnesses. Most of the story was written back then in a … Continue reading Pain of Grace: Living and Suffering with Dignity
On Healing (Mark 5:21)
Whenever I read a gospel like today’s (Mark 5:21) with healings I always have to wonder if we (meaning my family and I) are doing something wrong. As many of you know, my wife Joni and my youngest son Eric have a condition called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome or EDS which is a connective tissue disorder … Continue reading On Healing (Mark 5:21)
His Hour Has Come
His hour has come. Up until now, on several occasions, Jesus has said my hour has not yet come but now the hour of His Passion has come and he is troubled. But, this is what he came for and he gives a little parable to explain it. "Unless a grain of wheat falls to … Continue reading His Hour Has Come
Take Up Your Cross
This was Deacon Bob's first homily after he was ordained. It is still relevant today... I remember years ago listening to Fulton Sheen talk about the cross, and one of the points that he emphasized was the absolute necessity of the cross. He quotes from Luke a few chapters after this one we just read … Continue reading Take Up Your Cross
Pain of Grace 