Tag: holy spirit

The Solemnity of the Holy Trinity

This coming Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Holy Spirit.  As I contemplate this feast, memory takes me back to my battles with cancer. In October of 2012, I found myself wondering if I was developing multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells from my bone marrow.  On a routine physical exam and …

Humility and Faith

The themes of pride and humility pop up in my life frequently.  It seems to me that this is one the major things I’m supposed to work out in my life here on earth.  Once more, I come face to face with these topics this week.  I have been re-reading Thomas Merton’s New Seeds of …