In this latest Among Women Espresso Shot, we conclude this series on the beatitudes by taking up the final beatitude from Matthew 5:10: “Blessed are who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Read MoreGod created us only so that we could share in His joy. It is were not true God created us so that we could share eternally in His Life, existence would have absolutely no meaning; the world would be absurd. It is only in faith in the intentions of God’s love that the world finds…
Read MoreA few years ago I was on holiday in Scotland and saw an amazing sight: thousands of wild salmon in a river, swimming upstream, racing ahead, jumping in the air to get past rocks and over the boulders. Salmon, I am told, lay their eggs upstream, and once hatched, the new salmon swim down to the…
Read MoreThere by Mary Coleridge There, in that other world, what waits for me? What shall I find after that other birth? No stormy, tossing, foaming, smiling sea, But a new earth. No sun to mark the changing of the days, No slow, soft falling of the alternate night, No moon, no star, no light upon…
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This latest episode of Among Women may require a box of Kleenex handy. My most wonderful and gracious guest is Mary Ellen Barrett. This week we look at the difficult subject of losing a child to death. Blogger and Long Island Catholic columnist Mary Ellen Barrett reflects on the fifth anniversary since the death of…
Read MoreWe need reminders. Because we’re forgetful. We need reminders of what’s true. We need reminders that are unmistakeable. We need reminding that God wants us… that God loves us. God wants to be in relationship with us. He wants that to be part of our here and now. But we have to want it too….
Read MoreA Second Death Hell is a second death. This is what the Book of Revelation says (Revelation 21:8). Just as there is an eternal life, there is an eternal death. Eternal life is a second life; eternal death is a second death. Our first death can be a passage not only to eternal life but…
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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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