The Greatest Age!
The very moment your child is born the phrase, “This is the greatest age” becomes common place in your inner thoughts and frequent in your conversations with other parents. That first week when your...
View ArticleMass with Myles
Mass with my three year old, Myles, was always a challenge, that is why my first prayer as I slid into the pew on Sunday mornings was one of thanks: Thank you God for the nursery. However, on this...
View ArticleIf it’s the thought that counts, what’s the best gift you can give?
How often have we received a hideous gift only to comfort ourselves with the phrase, “It’s the thought that counts”? One evening after I was jubilantly handed the a little gift bag that held, buried...
View ArticleOdd Gifts For a Newborn
The Feast of the Epiphany celebrates the Magi, or wise men from the East, visiting the Christ child and bringing Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Upon first hearing this, one has to shake...
View ArticleA Divine Sunday, Indeed!
How fitting that on the second Sunday of Easter, which Blessed John Paul II entitled Divine Mercy Sunday, the very eve of which his earthly life ended, new life will be breathed into the Church as our...
View ArticleA Glimpse of Joy at the Foot of the Cross
During Times of Struggle Believe it or not, every once and a while I have a tough day, a difficult weekend, or week that leaves me wanting to curl up in a cave and never come out. (Not a “man cave,”...
View ArticleA Boy and his Fish
I don’t know about you, but there’s always something that makes me more in-tune with the Creator when I’m surrounded by His beautiful creation; prayer becomes more intimate, more sincere, more focused....
View Article“Bee” Busy this Advent — Time for 3 Simple Promises
“It’s not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito is swatted.” ~ Mary O’Connor ‘Tis the season of insane hustle and bustle! There are presents to buy, soirees...
View ArticleUntil God Opens the Next Door, Praise Him in the Hallway
I remember watching The Sound of Music as a little girl on television right around Easter. Yep, that was back in the pre-historic days, the days before DVDs or even VHS. The one line that always stuck...
View ArticleEmbracing My Inner Martha: Living the Lesson Learned
Not even 3 seconds after I hit the send button to let people know about an upcoming event, my friend Marta had emailed back, “Did you make a FaceBook Evite yet?” Marta… Marta… Marta…. What do you mean,...
View ArticleTurning Obstacles into Opportunities
I hate traffic! Last night as I was wedged in like a sardine on Interstate 94, I noticed the license plate in front of me was my brother-in-law’s initials, CPW. So, I thought, “I should say a little...
View Article“Do as I say!”
There has to be a top ten list of the dumbest things parents can say to their kids. I don’t want to Google it, because I am certain it will only prove that I have uttered each phase numerous times. So,...
View ArticleGoodness Always Tends to Spread
“Goodness always tends to spread. Every authentic experience of truth and goodness seeks by its very nature to grow within us, and any person who has experienced a profound liberation becomes more...
View ArticleWant to Conform to Christ this Lent? It’s Simple, Serve More.
Since I am freshly out of the confessional, I feel the need to be completely honest with myself as I prepare for Lent—the time we set aside to ready ourselves for the greatest day of the year, Easter...
View ArticleA Divine Sunday, Indeed!
How fitting that on the second Sunday of Easter, which Blessed John Paul II entitled Divine Mercy Sunday, the very eve of which his earthly life ended, new life will be breathed into the Church as our...
View ArticleA Glimpse of Joy at the Foot of the Cross
During Times of Struggle Believe it or not, every once and a while I have a tough day, a difficult weekend, or week that leaves me wanting to curl up in a cave and never come out. (Not a “man cave,”...
View ArticleA Boy and his Fish
I don’t know about you, but there’s always something that makes me more in-tune with the Creator when I’m surrounded by His beautiful creation; prayer becomes more intimate, more sincere, more focused....
View Article“Bee” Busy this Advent — Time for 3 Simple Promises
“It’s not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito is swatted.” ~ Mary O’Connor ‘Tis the season of insane hustle and bustle! There are presents to buy, soirees...
View ArticleUntil God Opens the Next Door, Praise Him in the Hallway
I remember watching The Sound of Music as a little girl on television right around Easter. Yep, that was back in the pre-historic days, the days before DVDs or even VHS. The one line that always stuck...
View ArticleEmbracing My Inner Martha: Living the Lesson Learned
Not even 3 seconds after I hit the send button to let people know about an upcoming event, my friend Marta had emailed back, “Did you make a FaceBook Evite yet?” Marta… Marta… Marta…. What do you mean,...
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