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MAN OF THE HOUSE | Mary, our spiritual mother, desires us to deepen our...
Mike Eisenbath I regularly receive an email called "Daily Heartlight." It features reflections by a rotating group of people, all of them Protestant and most of them preachers. Most of my spiritual...
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MAN OF THE HOUSE | Only God can help you quell the 'Wave'
Mike Eisenbath Imagine yourself standing on a beautiful beach. You're near the spot where the ocean tide rolls up to meet the sand. Your back is to the water, your face to all the beach activity.It's...
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MAN OF THE HOUSE | Praying for others is not just 'the least I can do'
Mike Eisenbath The air was cold, the moon full, the wind biting as I stood in the backyard waiting for the dogs to do their nightly business. First the smaller, brown one; she likes to sniff and...
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MAN OF THE HOUSE | I want people to know that I love Jesus
Mike Eisenbath Bernard Eisenbath, my paternal grandfather, passed away almost 30 years ago. He had a memorable impact on me -- especially his two-night funeral visitation in the spring of 1984.Each...
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MAN OF THE HOUSE | Finding myself in the prayers of the Divine Office
Mike Eisenbath Back when I saw him regularly, Carl seemed like he never was going to age. Even well into his 60s, he was skinny with little gray in his brown hair and skin like that of a much younger...
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MAN OF THE HOUSE | Remaining in the presence of Christ
Mike Eisenbath Our approximately 48-hour visit to the "top of the mountain" neared its end. I knew we soon would be leaving, with only mid-day prayer and a lunch of Vietnamese food ahead on the...
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MAN OF THE HOUSE | An open discussion about suicide might save someone's life
Mike Eisenbath Funny, talented, wealthy, generous, admired people aren't supposed to want to die. People are supposed to live beyond the age of 63, Robin Williams' age when he died August 11.People...
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Mike Eisenbath I've received the St. Louis Review for years and always have read it. I must admit, I have read more of it since I became a regular columnist a few years ago. Now, I scour it front to...
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MAN OF THE HOUSE | Boosting the life of the Church begins with us
By Mike Eisenbath I'm not foolish enough to think that we live in the only era of human history in which bad news dominates the headlines. Yet, despite the persistent feeling of helplessness, we can't...
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MAN OF THE HOUSE | Hearing the cry of the poor in unexpected moments
Mike Eisenbath The 250th anniversary of St. Louis' founding didn't go unnoticed last year in the Eisenbath family. You know those birthday cakes scattered at notable spots throughout the area? My...
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MAN OF THE HOUSE | All heaven rejoices when a single sinner repents
Mike Eisenbath The silence truly had been golden. I hadn't heard or spoken many words for a couple of days -- save for at the Liturgy of the Hours in the chapel. The immersion in the silence had been...
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MAN OF THE HOUSE | The beauty of prayer in work
Mike Eisenbath The older I get, the more time I spend enduring medical exams and "procedures." Never willing to waste time, I often pray in my moments alone while waiting. I'm also fond of chatting up...
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MAN OF THE HOUSE | Being the face of Jesus is a truly desirable legacy
Mike Eisenbath Billboards around town show a new advertising slogan for a franchise of gyms: "What Will Be Your Legacy?"Nothing against people who enjoy working out and lifting weights -- which I...
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MAN OF THE HOUSE | Begin your prayer by thanking God
Mike Eisenbath Imagine what Jesus might have thought when His disciples asked, "Lord, teach us to pray."He could have responded with amazement: "How can you not know how to pray? I have been with you...
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MAN OF THE HOUSE | Finding sacred space in rocky ground
Mike Eisenbath "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart."– Helen KellerI have stood on holy ground often in the last month. I...
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MAN OF THE HOUSE | Praying for peace and love in an adversarial world
Mike Eisenbath When I was a child, my parents never fought in front of me. But on those extremely rare nights when I heard their disagreements through my bedroom wall, I found myself overcome with...
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MAN OF THE HOUSE | Vocation of marriage models Christ's love for the Church
Mike Eisenbath By now, every Catholic -- and a whole bunch of non-Catholics -- are aware the Church faces a vocations crisis.Yes, we need more women and men discerning a call to join the religious...
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MAN OF THE HOUSE | Seeking to rest in the Lord amidst troubled times
Mike Eisenbath Suddenly, quite surprisingly, I find myself deep in despair.Despair for my family and friends. Despair for my parish and my Catholic Church. Despair for myself, my work, my apostolate...
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MAN OF THE HOUSE | God alone suffices
Mike Eisenbath My mind has been calmed by a bookmark, by a simple prayer.I learned the prayer the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 15 -- the Feast of St. Teresa of Avila. Among those Catholics in the...
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MAN OF THE HOUSE | The Pieta is a visual definition of mercy
Mike Eisenbath The figure of the Pieta resides on the top shelf along the southwest wall of my living room, just a little higher and to the left of our 40-inch TV screen. Next to it stands a clear...
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