Faith
Humbled by Sacrifice
Today I spent some time with a friend from my prayer group who I have known for several years. She sat in her favorite recliner, put on YouTube, and found a video of the Divine Mercy. We followed the video and prayed along. Every now and then during the 15 minute prayer, she was silent […]
NaCl Torch
After weeks of preparation – years actually – today was the day for the big house clear out. During the past 2 years, my siblings and I have been working hard at reducing the amount of estate items. We have kept some, sold some, donated a lot, and shared treasures with extended family and friends. […]
Militant Atheist
Today I met a couple of ladies after Mass to pray the rosary for the priest. As we gathered, a couple of them brought their husbands and one invited another friend. We introduced ourselves and the friend said he was a militant atheist, now searching for faith. I don’t know exactly what prompted him to […]
Faithful Priest
A friend of mine reminded me that 30 years ago, our mutual friend was ordained a Deacon. The celebration was in Rome, as that is where he was in seminary. She shared some pictures of the ordination and of our friend with his family with a huge smile on his face. There was also a […]
Guardian Angel Friends
Today is the Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels. I listened to a couple of reflections on the scripture that talk about each of us having a guardian angel. I take comfort in knowing that I have a friend who is with me, and also in the presence of God. It is mind boggling, but […]
Strange Encounter
Today was the feast day for St. Therese of Lisieux. She is most known for her writings called “A Story of the Soul”, in which she outlines the path to holiness by doing small things with great love. It is encouraging to me because when I learn about the tremendous lives of the saints, I […]
Shared Faith Stories
I went to my most un-favorite places to go this morning – the dentist. It was just for a cleaning, but still. I chatted with the hygienist a bit before we started. She asked if I was doing anything special for the rest of the day. I told her I would be volunteering at the […]
Sharing the Load
My sister and I are together this weekend. She got the Hallow app not too long ago and we have been sharing podcasts that we enjoy with each other. This morning we listened to the daily reflection together. Then we played the trivia game, which we weren’t great at. We played the categories game and […]
Blessed Fulton Sheen
This morning I learned that Archbishop Fulton Sheen would be beatified today. I knew of him and had watched an occasional, “Life is Worth Living”, TV show which drew an estimated 30 million viewers each week in the 1950’s. Fulton Sheen was an avid learner, acquiring several degrees. That led him to teaching, which developed […]
Too Heavy
I admit I am somewhat of a sceptic. Particularly with so many scams and AI, to determine what is real and true can be challenging. A friend shared with me a video that has been getting a lot of attention. At first, I wondered how true the story was. On September 14, 2026 (the Feast […]
