Today’s Morning Prayer canticle from Deuteronomy captures this phrase: “He encircled him, he cared for him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. (Dt 32:10) Elsewhere in the Old Testament the Psalmist prays: “Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me in the shadow of thy wings.” (Ps 17:8) The bible makes use of that…
Read MoreThe saints are in Christ. He is our participation in the Trinity. In other words, our participation in the life of the Trinity is to become one of the persons of the Trinity. Specifically, we become “part” of the Incarnate Son, through the power of the Holy Spirit. When this happens, we don’t become equal to Christ. Rather, we…
Read MoreSo, it’s Friday, and instead of my usual trip to my church for adoration in the middle of the day, I’m presenting a talk overview of the themes of my book at a lovely church in Mashpee, MA, down “on the Cape.” Don’t ask me how early I had to get up in the morning…
Read MoreAmong Women 154 welcomes back Robyn Lee, the editor at CatholicMatch.com, a highly recommended on-line dating community. Robyn describes the single life as a blessing “in the now” and she offers suggestions for meeting others both in person and on-line. This podcast also describes the life of St. Bathildis from the 7th century, a woman…
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(Okay, so that’s really an 8-book list.) If you listen my podcast, Among Women, you know I have a passion for three things: first, to encourage women to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ and their Catholic faith; second, to celebrate the beauty and genius of their womanhood; and third, to call women to…
Read MoreThe angel says to Mary: “The power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow.” It ‘a reminder of the holy cloud that during the Exodus journey, stopped over the Tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant, which the people of Israel brought with them, and that indicated the presence of God…
Read MoreHonestly, another one of my favorite recordings of this was made by the Daughters of St Paul, you can find it on this app, or here.
Read MoreFrom Morning Prayer: “The Lord’s friendship is for those who revere him; to them he reveals his covenant.” – Psalm 25:14 I’m contemplating the sheer graces of God’s friendship this morning as I chew on this little morsel from the psalms I found in the Magnificat this morning. Often the call to be a saint starts…
Read MoreToday the optional memorial in the Church calendar is the Holy Name of Jesus. It’s not only the name for Our Lord and Savior, it makes a perfect prayer… “Jesus”. Here’s my own little homage to Jesus for today… a sampling from my column at Patheos… When I consider the proximity of Jesus to me…
Read MoreFrom our house to yours, Merry Christmas!
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Here it’s coffee and conversation, and where the faith-sharing is often a friendly mix of catechesis and cannoli. It’s a place where we can catch up…
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