Spirituality – Fr. Mike Seiler

Finding God in the Dung Heap

May 8, 2026Fr. Mike1 CommentRandom Thoughts, SpiritualityGod, Love, Science Fiction, Self-Awareness, Self-Control, Self-Examination, Self-Restraint, Social Commentary, Spirituality

Several years ago, I was riding my bike along a bike path in Tucson, AZ, where I was living at the time. I had been riding for quite some time, and pulled off the path for a moment to rest. As I looked down, I saw a beetle by my front tire, ambling along without…

Seeing the Unseen

Oct 20, 2023Fr. MikeMemory Lane, SpiritualityAnxiety, Discernment, Doubt, Faith, Faith in Action, Fear, God, Peace

I am gifted with a great imagination, and an analytical mind, and getting out of the boat, like Peter, to walk on the water toward a promise God has given me, makes me realize just how big those waves of doubt and uncertainty can be. Like a heads up display, I see every possible scenario, both good and bad, with its probability firmly floating above the wave, either granting hope, or threatening impending doom.

The Way Home

Oct 6, 2023Fr. Mike1 CommentRandom Thoughts, Social Commentary, SpiritualityAnxiety, Beauty, Chaos, Fear, Religion, Self Worth, Self-Acceptance, Self-Examination, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality

So, to me, for someone to say that they are “spiritual, but not religious,” means that they are saying something to the effect of “I’m a human being.”

Of course, I’m being deliberately obtuse with my own question, because what people generally want to convey with that statement is that they simply do not subscribe to any form of organized religion, and prefer to find their own method of making sense of the world; that they do not find any meaning in the structures others have created, but prefer to create their own order within the chaos.