As we are quickly coming to the end of our Lenten journey, let’s take a few moments today to reflect on the works of mercy that are available to us so we can help others. Read this excerpt below from Dorothy Day and then pray, journal, or meditate on the included questions as we inch towards Holy Week. Read More
While on retreat a couple of months ago, I flipped through a magazine in my hermitage to see if anything captured my attention. Indeed there was!
“What a beautiful day,” I thought as I ventured out on a nature walk. The October sun was bright and warm while an autumn breeze gently blew through the trees, shaking loose its leaves as a reminder that even nature is preparing for another season to come. Read More
When you really think about it, we are people who don’t like to wait – for anything. Read More
If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it and you really want to show it
If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it stomp your feet.
If you’re happy and you know it stomp your feet.
If you’re happy and you know it and you really want to show it
If you’re happy and you know it stomp your feet.
Have you ever gazed at yourself in a mirror and wondered who was looking back at you? Have you ever questioned if you were following the path of God’s will? Have you ever asked if you are being the person God made you to be? Read More
When I was a young child, I had a tendency to wander off. I was never one to stay in one spot for very long.
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Here we are in this season of Lent,
A time for reflection, a time to be spent
In prayer to our Father in thanksgiving and praise
To lift up our hearts, our hands we shall raise. Read More
Last week, my wife and I had the pleasure of babysitting our grandson while his parents took a well-deserved mini get-away respite. After years of not having toddlers around, I have to admit that I was a bit rusty. Read More
When you are feeling down or beating yourself up for whatever the reason, my hope is that this prayer will help when you most need it.
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