Poem : The man and the rain

Once, a saint approached a man walking in the pouring rain.He was startled for the man had no jacket nor any umbrella. He went forth and asked him :” Why do you walk in the rain as such ? You will be drenched.”The man responded :“My body and my clothes will dry up, do not … Read more

Personal note : L’abbé Touvay

To Father Touvay the Abbot. Am I a fool to believe you are a saint ? For when I pray to you, I find myself departing from a vast desert of lament and suffering, burned by God’s might, and you meet me by a creek where all the birds and the animals rejoice at your … Read more

Theology : On Predestination and Freedom

If God made us free but also predestined to a certain fateWe could say freedom is not merely and simply a choice at a predetermined time, which would seem contradictory. But, freedom is the freedom to determine one’s fate.True freedom, like true love, is accepting and acting on something that we are deterministically compelled to … Read more