Author: Michael Plock

Articles
Michael Plock

The Faith of a Few

Faith is the challenge of life. And it is most fundamentally challenged by evil. Our pains, our sufferings, our woes. “How could He?” we cry.

Short Stories
Michael Plock

The Last Man of Advent

In 1959, my father gave me a Toronto Maple Leaf jersey. To this day, to this very hour, I wear it. It was the last

Poems
Michael Plock

The True Cross

The cross of the fingers
The Cross of the tree
The wood does not lie
To others or to me…

Articles
Michael Plock

The Time is Now

There is no time to be quiet. No time to be mediocre. No time to be normal Catholics. No. Not today. Not in this modern

Prayers
Michael Plock

“Oh God” Prayer

Oh God Keep me motivated, Keep me kind, Keep me sharp in the mind. Keep my heart true to your embrace Keep my soul open

Poems
Michael Plock

Theodicy

As I walk down the road of Truth, Its gray borderline guide and say, That we are all artists enslaved, Chained from the moment of

Short Stories
Michael Plock

The Man Who Prayed

A river of trees along a narrow road stood astride a winding stream of pebbles. On a cold and blustery night in December, the Man