Author Archives: Br Dain Scherber LC

Most costly gifts poured out in me, Bought with my Beloved’s blood, Freely given, undeserved, Gushing river, ceaseless flood.

Life is not like hopping on a train. We don’t just decide once where we are going, jump aboard and end up at our destination. It is more like a car ride. We need to decide where we are going … Continue reading →

“May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have … Continue reading →

So, why do I go on like this, Not living where you live, O life? I die shot through With arrows sharpened By all my heart conceives of my beloved. Since you’ve wounded my heart, why, Why don’t you make … Continue reading →

I learn so much from the saints. One of the graces I most appreciate of Rome is being able to visit so many of the tombs of these holy men and women who have gone before me and taught me … Continue reading →

          A silent, beaming testament Of something just behind, Beauty blankets earth and sky That something more may find.

The rosary is a very easy prayer to “do” rather than “pray.” I was sitting on the plane the day after Christmas as a sixteen-year old waiting on the runway to take off. I was on my way to visit … Continue reading →

I am not a poet nor a writer. I love a good poetic outflow when I hear one, but I have to be honest: I’m not the type to grab a poetry book and go sit out on a rock … Continue reading →

          Do you still speak? Where now that voice That once did speak in tone So quiet, yet Consoling me When I felt cold, alone?  

“We’re not flying. We’re falling… with style.” It’s a rather melodramatic quote from the first Toy Story, but I like to twist it to express something so true, so simple, and yet so hard to do: wasting time with style. … Continue reading →