Interrupting the Silence » Spiritual Formation

“Come and see” is what Jesus said to the two disciples of John the Baptist who asked him, “Rabbi, where are you staying?” (John 1:35-39) Jesus responds to their question but he does not a...

https://interruptingthesilence.com/2021/09/03/come-and-see/

I began “Interrupting the Silence” a little over twelve years ago in January 2009. It started with a few “I wonder ifs.” “I wonder if I can figure out the technology and how to create a...

https://interruptingthesilence.com/2021/07/22/time-for-an-update/

Today, March 12, is the feast of St. Gregory the Great also known, especially in the East, as St. Gregory the Dialogist because he wrote a book entitled The Dialogues in which he extolled the Ita...

https://interruptingthesilence.com/2015/03/12/celebrating-st-gregory-the-great/

By now most of you probably know that the primary focus of my priesthood and ministry is the growth and development of our inner life. It’s the core of my preaching, teaching, and our life toge...

https://interruptingthesilence.com/2014/12/01/advent-the-season-of-necessary-endings-a-sermon-on-mark-1324-37/

“I should be doing more,” she said. “I want to do more but I don’t know what to do. I don’t know what God wants me to do. What is God’s will for my life?” That’s how our conversat...

https://interruptingthesilence.com/2014/11/24/called-to-become-god-the-human-vocation/

The 14th century Sufi poet and mystic, Rumi, wrote, “Return to the root of the root of yourself.”¹ His words remind me that I often live on the periphery or circumference of life, disconnect...

https://interruptingthesilence.com/2014/11/06/silence-the-way-home/