Every priest was once a mother and father’s little boy. Every priest is born into a family. The family, most often, has great impact on the life of a priest and his receptivity to God’s call in his life. The Archdiocese of Cincinnati has a wonderful new video that shares this idea very well. There…
Read MoreLast year, on a date with my husband, we lingered in an antiques shop, where I found this blast from my past. I snapped the photo with my iPhone4s. As a young child, I loved tapping out words on our family’s ribbon typewriter. Often our first loves as children translate somehow into our adult loves. I think…
Read MoreThe new evangelization rises and falls with all of us sharing our stories of coming to know Jesus, to encounter the Lord of Love in a personal way. I’m happy to dive into the Among Women archives to bring you the inspiring stories of these Catholic women! You may wish to bookmark this post…
Read MoreLast week I posted a rather lengthy reflection with several photographs I took in our yard. I tagged my pals Steve Nelson of Everything Estaban, and Maria Johnson at Another Cup of Coffee about it on Facebook because they are both camera geeks. Since then, Steve has announced a link up using photography and Catholic themes: aka the Catholic Photo…
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“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” – Ps 90:12- That’s what I want. A heart of wisdom. I’ve desired that since giving my heart to Jesus Christ as a young teen. That was probably the first wise thing I’ve ever done. I’m a middle aged woman…
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The long pontificate and life of St John Paul will have a lasting impact on the church until Jesus returns. Given his canonization today, I thought I’d share with you some of John Paul’s gifts to the church, and extraordinary accomplishments, that have held meaning for me through the years. He’s been an inspiration to me…
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“The Pro Life Movement has to be about saving mothers. We need to focus on the women to try to understand what they are suffering.” -Cardinal Sean O’Malley- Homily, Vigil for Life, Washington DC, January 21, 2014 It’s an easy equation: save the mother and you’ll save the child in the womb. You might even…
Read MoreHere I am with another Advent journal entry. You can read my earlier entries from week one here, and week two here. ::: John the Baptist offers one of my most favorite lines in reference to Christ from the New Testament: “He must increase, and I must decrease. (Jn 3:30)” I think it is an…
Read MoreWelcome one another, then, as Christ welcomed you, for the glory of God. (Romans 15:7) I’m having a different kind of Advent where I’m trying to walk, not run… think, not speak… fast, not feast…(yet)… be mindful, not forget… Love, not withhold. So I’m asking Jesus to help me to not only see the whole…
Read MoreI’m over at Kelly Wahlquist’s place today where many people are reading through and reflecting on Pope Francis’ latest Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, translated as “The Joy of the Gospel.” The section I was assigned to cover was not exactly joyful… it was Francis’ outline of the difficult state of affairs that our world is…
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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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