by St Anthony | May 7, 2026 | Display On Reflections
With the coming Sunday, we celebrate what can be called a Hallmark holiday. Mother’s Day is not a part of our liturgical calendar. It might be understood more in commercial terms than any other. And yet, it seems that there is a desire to honor either mothers or...
by St Anthony | Apr 30, 2026 | Display On Reflections
The afternoon sun sent lengthening shadows from the greening trees of the park. A crow cawed loudly to its companion, waiting for the matching response. New leaves fluttered in the coolness of the breeze, welcomed after the heat of the day. Hummingbirds whirred in...
by St Anthony | Apr 23, 2026 | Display On Reflections
Lately I have been thinking about a book I read a long time ago. It is Future Shock, by Alvin Toffler. It was published in 1970. This was before cell phones and iPads and the spread of computers. But one of the main themes of the book is to warn us to guard our...
by St Anthony | Apr 16, 2026 | Display On Reflections
Most of us are familiar with the story of Anne Frank, the Jewish teenager who lived in hope despite the desperate and terrible circumstance she and her family suffered during the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam in the 1940’s. How was she able to maintain that sense of...
by St Anthony | Apr 9, 2026 | Display On Reflections
Seeing the Grand Canyon has long been on my bucket list. I had been to Arizona twice before, both times to visit family so sightseeing was not the priority. Besides, family was in the Yuma area which is a bit of a hike from the Grand Canyon – think Milwaukee to...
by St Anthony | Apr 2, 2026 | Display On Reflections
Today is Good Friday. It is a solemn day of silence and reflection, being present to Jesus in His Passion and Crucifixion. It is a day to “be still”, eliminate unnecessary conversations, avoid distractions, refrain from social media and other devices and maintain a...
