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June 2019

June 21, 2019

Manna in the Desert and Trusting God

It's summer and time for Vacation Bible School across the country. I recently taught a...

June 18, 2019

By His Wounds -Three Best-Kept Secrets of Healing the Heart

"This is my commandment: love one another as I love you." (Jn 15:12) In a...

June 14, 2019

Atonement and the Sacred Heart of Jesus

June is the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Pope Leo XIII, in...

June 09, 2019

Modesty, True Femininity, and Being a Woman of God

When I was growing up in the 80s, our culture was centered upon and shaped...

June 08, 2019

The Trust Walk – Letting the Holy Spirit be our Guide

On retreats as a teenager, I remember going on trust walks. We were blindfolded and...

June 05, 2019

Work and the City – Human Labor is Sacred and Holy

I just returned from a trip to New York City, and was amazed and impressed...

May 2019

May 28, 2019

Come to Him, a Living Stone – Building the Kingdom of God

"Rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, insincerity, envy, and all slander, like newborn infants,...

May 25, 2019

A Beautifully Wrapped Present for God

School is officially out for summer. I drove our children to school for the last...

May 21, 2019

Becoming Mary’s Children: Embracing our Mother through Total Consecration

Everyone desires to "belong" to something: an institution, an organization, a cause. We are comforted...

May 17, 2019

Why We Need the Abortion Bans

In light of Alabama's and Missouri's passage this week of the nation's most rigorous state...

May 15, 2019

Going to Confession is Good Medicine

Our children have had their share of occasions to visit the nearby urgent care and...

May 14, 2019

Alabama Passes Nation’s Most Restrictive Abortion Bill

The Alabama State Senate passed the most restrictive abortion bill in the nation today, after...

May 11, 2019

That They May All Be One: Unity in the Church

I attended my daughter's middle school Spring band concert this weekend and was impressed with...

May 08, 2019

The Way of Humility – Three Saints Who Practiced Spiritual Poverty

Humility is a virtue that is often not appreciated in our culture today. The spirit...

May 06, 2019

Christian Persecution is on the Rise: Sri Lanka and Beyond

Christianity is under attack now more than ever. According to the Tablet, a study shows...

May 05, 2019

Patrons for the #metoo movement?

Jesus said that there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed. In this age...

May 01, 2019

Finding Hope with Empty Nets – Lessons from St. John of the Cross

As Christians, in life we are often like Peter and the other disciples in John's...

April 2019

April 30, 2019

Mary: Queen, Mother, and Bearer of the Living Word

As we enter the month of May, it is fitting to reflect on the mother...

April 26, 2019

Celebrating Easter – The Fifty Day Feast

The world was shocked and saddened by the Easter Sunday bombing of three churches and...

April 25, 2019

Unplanned and the Mercy of God

Abortion is one of the greatest tragedies of our time, for all involved: the unborn,...

April 23, 2019

Mary Magdalene: Seeking Him Before Dawn

In the gospels of Easter Sunday and of the days following, we hear of Mary...

April 20, 2019

The Resurrection of Christ: See, I am Doing Something New!

Alleluia! He is Risen! The Easter season has arrived. We have journeyed out of the...

April 18, 2019

The Icon Peddler and the Good Fridays of our Lives

One night when I was in my 20s and living in an apartment with my...

April 16, 2019

Judas, Peter, and St. Bernadette: Betrayal, Second Conversions, and Faithfulness

The Betrayal of Judas In John's gospel today, the scene is set for Judas' betrayal...

April 14, 2019

Walking With Jesus Through Holy Week

My daughter and I drove south to Dauphin Island yesterday to meet friends on the...

April 13, 2019

The Sexual Abuse Crisis and the Absence of God – Summary of the Recent Essay of Benedict XVI

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI recently addressed the crisis of sexual abuse in an essay which...

April 11, 2019

Come to the Ocean of Mercy – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

"You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean...

April 10, 2019

On Falling Leaves and Wildflowers

My husband and I were out in the back yard enjoying the cool, breezy, unpredictable...

April 06, 2019

Faith in the French Quarter

My family made the two-hour drive to New Orleans today for an afternoon in the...

April 04, 2019

Forgiving and Living Well

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com If you could summarize the gospel in one word, it...

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