Faith
Love is Patient . . .
One of my favorite scriptures was read at church today – 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. It includes “Love is patient, love is kind . . . ” These words remind me of how I should be conducting myself. It also reminds me of how I should be treated and not to allow myself to be run over […]
Transcending Time
I continued the “retreat” again tonight. The topic we discussed most was the “Divine Eternity” of God. In our life on this earth, we have time. The natural rotations of the Earth give us days, months, and years. However, with God, there is no “time” as we know it. A few weeks ago, my dad read […]
Good Friend Connection
Many years ago I moved to a new location and found a new church. I met a woman who became one of my best friends. Together we worked with the teenagers in the parish, trying to start up some type of youth ministry. Neither of us knew exactly what we were doing, but exposed the […]
Receiving Relief
I woke up way before dawn this morning with a terrible stomach ache. You know – the kind that keeps you awake as you try to figure out exactly how sick you are. I finally decided that it would be a good idea to put on my rosary app. I nodded off and on as […]
Jesus Calling
I was so happy to connect to my prayer group via Facetime tonight. Even though I am not able to be there in person and it has been a while since I have talked with them, it is as beautiful as a biological sisterhood. We are able to talk to each other safely about whatever is […]
It’s Good to be Little
I thought I was doing pretty good reading my book for the “retreat” I am participating in. We meet once a week for 10 weeks and have a reading assignment for each week. I looked over the schedule again this morning and realized that I still had quite a bit to read. After getting the daily […]
Influential MLK
It was unusually quiet when I went for an early morning walk. I was reminded that it was a holiday – the day we honor Martin Luther King Jr. Yesterday I heard a reporter talk about him and it started me thinking. The reported commented that Martin Luther King Jr. was a prophet – even […]
A New DIY Retreat
A couple years ago I participated in a “DIY” retreat called “33 Days To Morning Glory”. It included readings, small group discussions, and watching videos at the weekly meetings. The author and leader of the video teachings is Fr. Michael Gaitley. He is a young priest with a heart on fire with love for Jesus and […]
Answered Prayer
This morning I heard from a friend who asked for prayers. Her mother was headed to the doctor’s office with a serious condition and of course she was very worried. I sent the word out to family members who know her and we all said some prayers. My friend called later in the day to […]
Baptisms in the Sistine Chapel
I turned EWTN on the TV this morning and saw Pope Francis blessing a baby. I was drawn in immediately. The Pope was celebrating Mass inside the beautiful Sistine Chapel. As I watched, family after family brought their babies up to him. He traced the sign of the cross on their forehead and then the […]
Still Finding God 