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The Cross
Today is Good Friday. At 2pm, I will drive to our local Cathedral and participate in the Celebration of Our Lord’s Passion. To those unfamiliar with the Good Friday service (it is not a Mass), the day will include a reading of the Passion account from John’s Gospel, Veneration of the Cross, and then Holy…
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God Slapped
I often have difficulty meditating on the Passion. I don’t know if it’s a psychological thing where I can’t bear to reflect on the pain and torture that Jesus endured, or a pride thing where I believe I’d never be one in the crowd to yell, “Crucify Him!”. It’s difficult for me to connect with;…
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God Messed Up My Lent
Is the title a little clickbaity? Maybe, but you’re here… and, it was kind of the truth at the time. Well, you’ll see… I had a pretty good plan for my 2024 Lent: In my humble opinion, it was a good plan. Everything had a purpose, some more obvious than others; all personal but would…
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Discernment of Spirits 8-Week Course!
NOTE: Registration closes on March 29 or until full. Don’t wait – register down below 👇 Beginning on the Friday of Easter Week, on April 5, we will embark on an eight week journey to understand and practice THE most important topic of consideration in prayer and the interior life: “Discernment of Spirits“. During these…
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Pregaming Lent
You may think this is a sacrilegious post… pounding a few bottles of Merlot before Ash Wednesday. ’tis not the case (pun intended). No, I’m taking this newly discovered season of Septuagesima seriously and putting it into practice as the Church intended many years ago. Just as a couch potato shouldn’t expect to finish a…
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Are We Being Served Inferior Wine?
A few weeks ago, I was praying with the Scripture, John 2:1-10, the Wedding Feast at Cana. A line stood out; it struck me as if I had never read it before. Taking this as an inspiration from the Holy Spirit, I sat with the verse for quite a while. To have a better understanding…
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For the New Year – A Sisterhood
Not looking to change the world… just become holy. Not trying to start a movement… just become holy. Not hoping to create a member group… just become holy. Listen, I can’t get holy on my own. None of us can. There is a reason God created us to be in community – to help each…
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As You Journey…
As your journey with the Holy Family brings you moments from Bethlehem, I hope that, at some point during this worldly-hijacked holy season, you can find some quiet, really quiet time with the Incarnate Lord. Let’s praise God for the gifts that He’s given us this past year. Then, at the manger-side, we can prayerfully…
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Hiding Behind the Costume
The earliest Halloween costume I recall wearing was that of Snow White. I remember it clearly because it was the first store-bought costume my mom allowed me to have. We grew up, as many kids do, with very little. Most of my clothes were made by my mother who was a gifted seamstress. I was…
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Saint Augustine
Blessings on this Memorial of the great St. Augustine! I love this image by Philippe de Champaigne – look carefully and you’ll discover so much about this Doctor of the Church. Comment below with what you find… ❤️🔥
