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Andrew Comiskey
Apr 25, 20222 min read
A Father’s Joy
My son Nick and his wife Meg endured the loss of two children early in their marriage. They welcomed then wept over Luke and Elizabeth....
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Marco Casanova
Apr 11, 20222 min read
Undone
By Marco Casanova ‘My Jesus, hide my soul in Your heart as You lie in the sepulcher alone. Let my heart be as a fire to keep You warm....
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Andrew Comiskey
Apr 6, 20222 min read
One Bright Shining Lamp: Prayer for Eastern Europe
As you read this, Abbey and I, along with our Polish Living Waters Coordinator Jacek, are holding a series of important meetings in...
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Andrew Comiskey
Mar 23, 20222 min read
Ukrainian Refugees: A Polish Welcome
Ania Bandura Ania is a Polish journalist who interviewed me for a Catholic journal last December before our training in Kraków. We met,...
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Andrew Comiskey
Mar 16, 20222 min read
Latvia: Prayerful Unity and Resistance
Latvia is a beautiful nation of two million persons, sparkling like a jewel on the Baltic Sea. Like Lithuania, Latvia belonged to the...
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Andrew Comiskey
Mar 14, 20222 min read
Love on a Ledge
‘I tell you, my friends, don’t be afraid of those who kill the body…Fear Him who…has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear...
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Andrew Comiskey
Mar 9, 20222 min read
Lithuania: Prayerful Resistance in Eastern Europe
One of our dearest friends in all of Europe is Vilma Karveliene who heads up Living Waters in Lithuania. She champions healing for all...
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Andrew Comiskey
Mar 7, 20222 min read
Why Fear the One We Love?
We have lost holy fear. A virtual search on the topic yielded an underwear ad and a 5-point tract on why we don’t need to fear God...
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Guest Author
Mar 2, 20222 min read
Prayerful Restoration of Order in Eastern Europe
During Lent, we shall prayerfully reflect upon the requests of our Living Waters friends in Eastern Europe. Karolina, a Polish intern...
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Andrew Comiskey
Feb 24, 20221 min read
Prayerful Resistance in Eastern Europe
Besides beloved France, Eastern Europe—namely Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania—are Desert Stream Ministries’ main partners on the continent....
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Andrew Comiskey
Jan 8, 20223 min read
Manifest
‘To make obvious or clear to the eye of one’s heart’ (Gr. epiphany). True desires of the heart may languish until someone manifests what...
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Andrew Comiskey
Jan 1, 20223 min read
Treasure
‘Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart’ (Lk. 2:19, 51). Aging agitates me. Docility flows not peaceably from...
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Andrew Comiskey
Dec 26, 20212 min read
Holy Family?
I tend to prepare myself for the worst on this Sunday, the Feast of the Holy Family. I have heard too many dismal homilies on the...
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Abigail Foard
Dec 24, 20212 min read
Healing Power of Infant Jesus
By Abbey Foard We enter the manger tonight and adore Infant Jesus. There He invites us to heal. Let me give you an example from a recent...
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Guest Author
Dec 22, 20212 min read
Revisiting Joy
By Katie Comiskey The joy of Advent is often lost on me. As one prone to melancholy, I dwell more on disappointment than victories....
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Marco Casanova
Nov 18, 20212 min read
Day 37: Beauty of His Devotion
By Marco Casanova DSM Assistant Director ‘The way to holiness is the path of My friendship. There are many who complicate the way of...
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Abigail Foard
Nov 17, 20212 min read
Day 36: Beauty of Her Devotion
By Abbey Foard DSM Executive Director St. Thomas Aquinas’ (1225-1274) hymn, Adoro te Devote, captured me with its melody when I heard it...
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Abigail Foard
Oct 27, 20213 min read
Day 15: How Mary Loved
Editor’s Note: TOB is the abbreviation for Pope St. John Paul II’s book “Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body” Pauline...
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Andrew Comiskey
Oct 26, 20213 min read
Day 14: How Jesus Loved
Editor’s Note: TOB is the abbreviation for Pope St. John Paul II’s book “Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body” Pauline...
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Andrew Comiskey
Oct 25, 20213 min read
Day 13: Rediscovering Our Lost Fullness
Editor’s Note: TOB is the abbreviation for Pope St. John Paul II’s book “Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body” Pauline...
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