Today is Ash Wednesday and I begin my Lenten Journey by reading (and praying) Pope Clement's Universal Prayer. What wonderful way to...

Ash Wednesday will fall on March 5th this year, and Lent will run through April 17th. My plan for spiritual development is to use "The...

Reading Pope Francis's February 16th homily sparks much to ponder on. The homily focuses on the "beatitudes" and the invitation to "build...

This past October I watched a wonderful video on Pope John Paul II. In the video, "distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel discusses...

This morning, while pondering on the daily scripture readings, I felt renewed confidence for the power of our awesome God. Specifically,...

Genevieve Netherton has provided us a wonderful blog post on the goodcatholic.com website. Netherton cites St. Louis de Monfort's "ten...

Today's Gospel reading comes from Luk 5:1-11 and it is the story of "surprise." Jesus spots two boats alongside Lake Gennesaret. As the...

The Gospel reading for Sunday, September 1st is: Mark 7:1-8; 14-15; 21-23 and my attention is attracted to toward Jesus' words to the...

I have been pondering on the real "Why" for the creation of johndolezal.com and, by God's grace, the "Why" has appeared. My website...

I am a big fan of Viktor Frankl. I just finished re-reading his magnificant book, "Man's Search for Meaning", and now, I am reading...

During the homily at Mass this morning, Father Bala made special reference to the Second Reading, Ephesians 4:1-6, "Brothers and sisters:...

I am re-reading Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning" and, today, on page 93, I ponder on "The Will to Meaning." According to...

In 1978, Pope John Paul II issued an Encylical/Homily calling upon us to "Open wide the doors for Christ and to not be afraid and accept...

As I think about the "Sense of Becoming" (becoming more fully who I was created to be), my journey is characterized by the elements...

Contentment, according to the Oxford Dictionary, is a "state of happiness and satisfaction." Seems to me this is a target we all aim for....

Several years ago, while pondering on my life (including some personal struggles with how to lead a cultural change effort in a...

Several years ago I came across "Death on a Friday Afternoon", by Richard John Neuhaus. Reading the book was quite enlightening and very...

I seem to enjoy pondering. Often I spend time thinking on or considering something deeply and begin by recalling the drawing posted...

Forgive and forget. Simple words but, difficult to fulfill. Personally, if I have experienced strong emotional pain from another person's...

Time is a resource spent on "an action, process, or condition." Even doing nothing requires time. It is a very precious resource in that...