Bible
Old Family Bible
There are many treasures that I come across in this house. Today I picked up the old family Bible. It was a pretty comprehensive Bible including pictures, prayers, and maps. I found a prayer card tucked away in it from a priest’s 25 anniversary of ordination in 1973. The book also contained a place for […]
Spiritual Thirst
After my dad died 2 years ago, a friend gave me the book, A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23, by W. Phillip Keller. I have been trying to read it a little more recently. The book is interesting because the author, as suggested by the title, was a shepherd. As a Christian, he was able […]
Finding Waldo
This morning I opened my favorite Hallow app and listened to a meditation on today’s scripture reading for Mass. The reflection by biblical scholar Jeff Cavins likened our search for God with looking for Waldo in the Where’s Waldo books. He relayed 7 benefits of finding Waldo and how they were the same as the benefits […]
Faith Through Struggles
This afternoon I was able to talk with my neighbor to find out how his wife was doing. She has been in the hospital, having had surgery over a week ago. While she is getting better in one way, she is still struggling in others. He doesn’t yet know when she may be able to […]
Appropriate Saint
I regularly listen to prayers and podcasts on the Hallow app. Today a new series started about the lives of different saints. The one they started with was St. Sebastian who is the patron saint of athletes. The story is being read by John Mazzulla who is the head coach of the Boston Celtics. Only […]
Blessed Invitation
Quite a while ago, my son was able to purchase tickets for the Olympics. He and his fiancee left for their big trip a couple days ago. They decided to spend some time in Rome before heading over to Paris for their ticketed events. I knew they were planning on going to Mass at the […]
Familiar Words
A few months ago, my mom’s friend’s son-in-law died. I had scheduled a Mass to be offered for his soul. It was today. I met our friend there and we prayed together. I recognized the Gospel reading: Mt 11:28-30Jesus said:“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. […]
Life Not Death
At church today, the first reading was from the book of Wisdom. The first sentence was, “God did not make death, nor does he rejoice in the destruction of the living.” That hit my heart immediately. The Gospel reading was about a woman who was ill for many years. She touched Jesus’ cloak and was […]
God’s Words
My sister and I went to Mass this morning and the scripture readings were so meaningful – as well as the hymns. The theme was that God is with us through all the storms in our lives. After Mass, there was a reception for the beloved priest who came to our house several times and […]
Graceful
Yesterday as we talked with nurses and caregivers about my mother, my brother used the word “graceful” to describe her. When I sat with her this morning, her items on the nightstand caught my eye. They included her reading glasses, her St. Padre Pio prayer book, and a prayer card with her name on it. […]
Still Finding God 