“As one face differs from another, so does one human heart from another” Proverbs 27:19 I think too often we make the mistake of thinking that each of us are meant to be on the same path or at the same place in our human experience because we share the same faith or at least…
The girls and I were running late for church this morning since my husband was called into work last minute. We managed to find a parking spot in our church parking lot, which at this Mass is unusual! As I walked across the lot to the front door, I happen to notice a van…
Last night before I went to sleep, I read a little about the devastation in Nice, France, I didn’t want to, I really don’t want to hear another story about how we disregard the gift of life, but then who does? So, I read it and I pray like everyone else. In the meantime, I…
**This is an updated post from 2013 so this documentary has been out for awhile but I think it is a great representation of what silence can do for us, totally time to watch!** The Big Silence: Part 1 Awhile back, James Martin Sj posted this on his Facebook page and I had to share…
As I mentioned in the first post, Madeleva gathered people in the kitchen and around the table. It was there that we were usually transported by her stories of her latest travel adventures, political undertakings or guest experiences. I looked forward to each meal, I was generally mesmerized and listened with intent while trying not…
As I head for an annual retreat, I’d like to revisit some posts about the Monastery! In my many visits to Mt. Saviour monastery, Madeleva would keep us all up to speed on her progress with her book research about the founding of Mt. Saviour and her family research. She was a brilliant woman who I would…
This post is based on John 4:8 Yesterday, my 16-year-old asked for a Biblical clarification. She struggles with the whole church/faith thing, but she respects it and believes that it is every person’s right to believe and practice what they believe. She has been raised to understand that our reality is not everyone’s reality and…
Each Palm Sunday, Catholic churches around the world The Passion passage from one of the Gospels is read. We remember by re-reading the Gospel. Roles are assumed; Jesus, Narrator, Speaker, Chorus. The Narrator reads as an observer and chronicler of sorts, the Speaker speaks the other roles, the Priest is usually Jesus while the Chorus is…
Today is the last day in my 40’s. I’m not sure what that really means except that now I have to once again remember my age. I would like to suggest that I am traumatized by this, but I am not. I do however have to repeat it to myself because I find it confusing….
For the past several years, I “gave up” Facebook” in an attempt to take a “lead me not into temptation” approach to Lent. I figured that there were so many opportunities for me to violate the whole “judging” thing that better to just avoid that all together. But this year, I stayed on. I was…