Faith

Heavenly Father, in your wisdom you have called certain women to a life of special...

July 03, 2014

Shoring Up a Broken Faith

Lord Jesus, you have chosen your priests from among us and sent them out to...

July 01, 2014

The extraordinary Synod of Bishops convening this October will be discussing the family. The 2013...

June 2014

June 26, 2014

Sacred Heart of Jesus, Eternal High Priest, let Your love flow into the hearts of...

June 25, 2014

To Stand in Wait

Over the years I’ve learned to not turn away from dark nights and to accept...

June 24, 2014

Eucharistic Jesus, We do not know, as the seed, what will be made of us....

June 19, 2014

Tuesday’s Prayer for Sisters and Nuns in Mosul and throughout Iraq

A novena, starting today, is to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Some of you know...

June 18, 2014

Four Waters of the Soul

"A beginner must think of herself as one setting out to make a garden in...

June 17, 2014

Holy Mother of God, hear our prayers for the Sisters and Nuns in Mosul and...

June 16, 2014

Prayer for Christians in Mosul and throughout Iraq

Prayer for Christians in Mosul and throughout Iraq Lord God hear us as we pray,...

June 12, 2014

Pentecost, what no fanfare or cupcakes?

Father, you sent your Son Jesus Christ to be our High Priest, and you gave...

June 11, 2014

Let me introduce to you Michelle Dawn Jones. She writes, among other things, about life in...

June 11, 2014

A Walk in the Garden

The transformation in my gardens in the past two years has been one of lightening...

June 10, 2014

Darkness and Light, Catholic Photo Challenge

In the light of the disturbing and often exaggerated and false reporting news about Tuam,...

June 09, 2014

What, Then.

What, then. When walks are not relieving,More a long distance paceUp and back.When anti-anything meds...

June 04, 2014

The Catholic Photo Challenge this week is about darkness and light. Most living things experience a...

June 04, 2014

Homesick

Summer is the time that many of us travel, leaving home for vacation. When I...

June 03, 2014

We pray to you Our Lord for all missionary Sisters and Nuns as they work...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

A Peace, Ancient and Alive

Most Gracious Heavenly Father, We thank you for our faithful priests and bishops, whose spiritual...

May 28, 2014

After morning Mass at Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian Church—a 115 year old country parish—I decided...

May 27, 2014

Heavenly Father, Today, once more, sow your words in the hearts of our Sisters and...

May 21, 2014

Catcalls and All

In the past few weeks I spent time outdoors helping a friend by doing light...

May 20, 2014

Precious Lord, We pray this day for our consecrated women that their sanctity continues to...

May 15, 2014

O Jesus, Eternal Pontiff, Good Shepherd and Fountain of life, who by the special goodness...

May 14, 2014

At the Scent of Water

Planting fruit trees is not something done lightly. They represent a long term commitment to...

May 13, 2014

Our Lady of Fatima instill in our Sisters and Nuns the confidence and perseverance to...

May 08, 2014

O Jesus, Eternal Pontiff, Good Shepherd and Fountain of life, who by the special goodness...

May 06, 2014

O Immaculate Virgin, help remove from the hearts of our holy women any reluctance to...

May 01, 2014

Saint Joseph, I present to you this day Father ________, priest of Jesus Christ, and...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

A Muddy Situation

I was walking a river path in the northern third of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. My...

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