Faith
A Fascinating Ministry
Today I took the car over to the local car wash to get a good cleaning. It was a beautiful day, so I waited outside as the workers washed it inside and out. As I sat on the bench, I gave my sister a call. We talked about times we might be able to get […]
The Hand Made Sign
Every time I drive by a certain street corner, there is a man there who holds a hand made sign and waves it as he walks around. Typically, there are too many words on the sign to read while you are driving by. Today I went to lunch with my mom and her friend. We […]
A Church Closes
Today at Mass, the scripture readings were about first Elijah raising a child from the dead, and then Jesus doing the same thing. The priest talked about how we experience loss. I thought about the loss I have experienced in my life. There have been deaths of family and friends, which is typically what we […]
Puzzle of Life
I have literally thousands of pictures that I have taken over the years and hundreds of pieces of memorabilia that I have kept. When I moved about 1 1/2 years ago, I just packed all of them in boxes and brought them along. Recently, my sister was looking for some specific photos, so I decided […]
Fear to Courage
Today the Catholic Church celebrates Pentecost – the day when Jesus’ Apostles went from hiding and locked in a room to throwing themselves into the limelight. After they received the Holy Spirit, they went from fearful and uncertain, to overjoyed and eager. They were filled with God’s love and couldn’t wait to tell everyone about […]
Insightful Words
I worry a lot. I don’t want to. I want to trust that God has everything in his hands – which He does. As I think about events in my life – both good and bad – I can see that when I trusted God and moved forward, He has always been there to help […]
Remembering a Young Soul
As I was going through social media today, I realized it is the anniversary of the unexpected death of a young man who I got to know in youth ministry. I took some time and thought about the joy and laughter he brought to the youth and adults alike as well as a deep faith […]
Raw Emotion
Today as I entered the grocery store, I was surprised to see two women in an embrace. They were both crying and consoling one another. I tried to leave them their space as I passed by to get a shopping cart. A man was getting two small boys settled into one of the carts, so […]
Faith Through Grief
One of the first people I met when I moved a year and a half ago was an elderly man who got a little white poodle. We would meet when I walked my dog. My parents told me that he had stage 4 cancer and he was not receiving any more treatments. I was in […]
Fear to Mercy
This morning my mom read a paragraph about the peace that is felt when people go to the Sacrament of Confession. It reminded me of the story the priest told at church this past Sunday. The deacon that the priest invited to celebrate Mass with him this week worked in prison ministry. The priest said […]
Still Finding God 