Loving the sinner (in me)
And I… will stumble and fall I’m still learning to love Just starting to crawl – Lyrics from “Say Something” Almost exactly […]
Breathing in the Pause
Today was the first time in more than a week that I felt I had ample space to breathe. No gathering to […]
Are we too impatient for spiritual fruit?
There is an ancient wisdom saying that goes “Nature never hurries, yet everything is accomplished.” Indeed when we look at the natural […]
The cry of an unfaithful heart
I am attacked from all directions. I feel old compulsions and knee-jerk reactions stir to life within me. TV bingeing, tech-bingeing – […]
The Wound of the Elder Brother
Rembrandt’s “The Return of the Prodigal Son” I read an interesting piece this morning titled “What if the Prodigal Son met the […]
Have you discovered YOUR story yet?
Joseph Schooling after winning the 100m Butterfly at the 2016 Olympics in Rio You and I – all of us – were […]
The Warrior Queen
Bishop Robert Barron on the Queenship of Mary Last year, on the Memorial of the Queenship of Mary and the 3rd anniversary of my consecration to Mary, I blogged about what led me to make the consecration when I had felt there was no need for it because I felt I already knew Christ – better in fact, than I knew his mother. This year, I am prompted by what Bishop Robert Barron says in this video to share another aspect of […]
Year 9: Learning to love in hard times
This year as we crossed into our wedding anniversary, we are both tired and worn out. Initial plans for a home-cooked […]
Who is ministering to our ministers?
I was gently exhorted today by a priest to let myself be ministered to by others. His caring words (after a wonderful […]
It’s NOT about getting young people to spend more time in church
There is no necessary correlation between the amount of time a person spends in church or being involved in church activities and the quality of his/her personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Parents – I think you should know – that having your child spend more time in church does not necessarily decrease the chances of him/her picking up bad habits you want them to avoid either. Just as it is out there in the world, there is sexual promiscuity, under-aged and unsupervised […]
