Tag Archives: humility

The Work of Humility

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Randy Coleman-Riese

Reflections for Labor Day: God gave me being in order that I should give it back to him. It is like one of those traps whereby the characters are tested in fairy stories and tales on ini­tiation. If I accept … Continue reading →

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Have you thanked God for this failure already?

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Randy Coleman-Riese

Gil Bailie has posted a link on the Cornerstone Forum Facebook page to a short video of an excerpted portion of a speech Estonian composer Arvo Part gave in May 2014 accepting an honorary degree from St. Vladimir’s Seminary in … Continue reading →

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To make an end is to make a beginning

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Randy Coleman-Riese

For years I have found the Church’s liturgical calendar more helpful than the secularized Gregorian calendar in reckoning my place in the temporal order. The liturgical seasons have an effect on me that may be slightly more subtle than the … Continue reading →

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