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Allow Him to Give You Rest
The Sabbath is not a pit stop to refuel for the “real” work of the rest of the week. Rather, the Sabbath is the crown of creation, the highest value, the end for which we are created…
The Whisperings of His Heart
The whisperings of His Heart are echoes of the Father’s boundless mercy. They are heard in every page of Scripture and in every day of our lives. Come listen with a hungry heart and leave with a renewed spirit.
An Exchange of Delight
Our poverty is where He blesses us. He comes to us where we are. He is drawn to us…This is Eucharistic Love. This is HIS WHOLEHEARTED LOVE. There is NO LIMIT to His love.
Nothing is Wasted
So many times, we can fall into thinking, “Does the Lord hear me? Is He even there?” or, “Sometimes it feels like I am talking to a brick wall!” I have come to learn from being reminded over and over and over again, that words sometimes fall short when I am suffering…
Our Father in Heaven
Your personal story, your life journey colors the lens out of which you see. The wonderful thing is that our lenses keep shifting like our eyesight. It’s just a different kind of sight.
Heart Wounded and Open
The Sacred Heart of Jesus is a Heart that was wounded and opened for us; opened that we may enter in. In the Anima Christi we pray: “Within your wounds hide me.”
Depth Perception
As I was walking on the treadmill…it struck me how so readily we can get lost in a very short-sighted way of seeing.
St. Joseph and Our Blessed Mother
Today, May 1st, we celebrate St. Joseph the Worker, and we begin the month of May which traditionally commemorates our Blessed Mother. May IS our Blessed Mother’s month!
Live Each Day
Today is April 25th, the Feast of St. Mark. Are you reading this and thinking, “April 25th! How did that happen?!? The year just began!!”
We are an Easter People
In reflecting upon the readings for today, the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles where Phillip meets the Ethiopian eunuch, shows concretely what it means to be an “Easter people…”