Meditations
Do You Remember When …
July 15, 2026
By Fr. Garry Richmeier, C.PP.S.
The bad news: memories are inaccurate and incomplete, and influenced by personal biases and attitudes. The good news: we can work with memories in ways that help us in day to day living, which is crucial if we’re not to let them interfere with living a happy, peaceful life.
Let There be Light
June 23, 2026
An Assembling God’s Puzzle video
By Fr. Garry Richmeier, C.PP.S.
In the beginning, God created life and created us to continue to create life. It’s a powerful gift and ability we’ve been given and a big responsibility. The point is not what we create, or how much we create, but that we create with love.
Lonely vs. Alone
May 13, 2026
By Fr. Garry Richmeier, C.PP.S.
Loneliness is a part of the puzzle of life that we would rather not have to deal with. But it is probably as unavoidable as physical pain, or any other unpleasant experience in life. So it helps to find ways to deal with loneliness when we run into it.
Pay Attention!
April 16, 2026
By Fr. Garry Richmeier, C.PP.S.
As humans, we cannot “not” pay attention (unless we’re unconscious, of course). Our attention is always directed somewhere. We also have control about where we place our attention. The trick is learning to maintain control of our attention instead of letting it control us.
What’s Wrong With Me?
March 18, 2026
By Fr. Garry Richmeier, C.PP.S.
Have you ever been nagged with the sometimes subtle, sometimes loud thought: “There’s something wrong with me”? I think we all have. If we want to be more at peace with ourselves, we need to deal with that thought.
Staying Sane in a Crazy World
February 10, 2026
By Fr. Garry Richmeier, C.PP.S.
Many of us are feeling stress with everything going on in the world. Everything is up in the air, and you can’t count on anything anymore. Some level of chaos will always be a part of life’s puzzle, so it’s good to have some strategies to deal with it.
Practice, Practice, Practice
January 26, 2026
An Assembling God’s Puzzle video
By Fr. Garry Richmeier, C.PP.S.
Changing the way we think about something involves getting the brain neurons to send signals to different neurons, to start connecting to each other in different patterns. This is where practice comes in.
Ties That Bind
December 9, 2025
By Fr. Garry Richmeier, C.PP.S.
We pride ourselves on being independent, self-made, with a “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” mentality. But we sometimes give in to the “group think,” attaching ourselves to a group, a religion, a philosophy and blindly follow the herd. Finding middle ground between these extremes is necessary for a satisfying, productive life.
Learning to Trust
November 12, 2025
An Assembling God’s Puzzle video
By Fr. Garry Richmeier, C.PP.S.
Learning to trust in a relationship is challenging but necessary if one is to avoid a life of loneliness and isolation. I’m reminded of Jesus’ admonition to be “wise as serpents and innocent as doves.”
Do You Hear What I Hear?
October 13, 2025
By Fr. Garry Richmeier, C.PP.S.
How can we avoid the harmful affects of the polarization that characterizes so much of our lives these days? One step toward this end is to cultivate a greater understanding and appreciation for the idea of relativity in human behavior.