Faith
A Holy Moment
I was happy to see a friend to sit with at Mass this morning. Afterwards we decided to go downstairs to partake in the Knights of Columbus breakfast. Today they served breakfast burritos, which were pretty tasty. As we ate, a gentleman approached my friend and gave her a big hug. I got to know […]
About the Medals
Today I had a medical appointment. The nurse noticed my necklace and asked about all the medals on it, which is quite a collection. I explained each one to her. I have a sturdy chain that holds a crucifix, a Miraculous Medal, St. Michael the Archangel, and the Guardian angel. Also, after my mom died, […]
Mercy, Not Punishment
It is a common thought and feeling that we aren’t good enough for God. We make mistakes, we hurt others and ourselves sometimes, we are selfish and want to do things our way. And once we discover the love God has for us, we realize how unworthy we are of that. Perhaps we think that […]
Piano Music Box
Today I came across 4 piano music boxes upon a shelf behind the pianos. As I thought about the best place for them, I remembered I was going to have dinner with our favorite caregiver tonight. We have been keeping in touch and it was a good time to get together. She was so good […]
Healing Taking Place
One of the ladies in our prayer group had emergency surgery 2 weeks ago and is currently in a rehabilitation facility. Tonight was our meeting night, so we brought the meeting to her. The facility allowed us to use one of the common rooms. One of the guys even brought his computer so we could […]
Praying Together
Last night after dinner, I read the first prayer of the novena to St. Therese with my sister. I realized how much I missed praying with my mom. Every night after dinner we would pray with whoever was there. We prayed according to the liturgical year, or special novenas. And we would almost always end […]
You Are Here For a Reason
When I worked as a youth minister, I was blessed to meet an amazing woman who was a youth minister for a neighboring parish. We became very good friends and talked about what we might do when we were no longer working with the teens. She is an incredibly faithful, compassionate person and I have […]
The Prayer Drawer
Today I went through my mom’s “prayer drawer” in her nightstand. It’s where she kept all her religious articles and prayer books. I found many treasures. There were prayer cards and Mass programs for friends and family who had died. I found a prayer book over 100 years old that my mom had signed her […]
Bonus Adoration
Although I wasn’t planning on it, I ended up going out and about today. It’s still very strange to me to be able to just go and do whatever at a moments notice. Since I was out, I thought it would be nice to stop at a church for Eucharistic Adoration for a while. But, […]
Worship in Music
Today at Mass, the offertory hymn got me teary eyed – so much so that I couldn’t sing any more. I tried to remember the hymn, but not surprisingly, I can’t. It was about offering what we have to Christ. The last verse was something to the effect of giving God our final breath after […]
Still Finding God 