St. Joseph is an emblem of earthly fatherhood. I am eternally grateful to have a husband with the heart of St. Joseph. Good day to revisit the video that best describes the value of that kind of paternal love.
Wife, mother, blogger, Catholic ministry. I love to garden even when it goes wrong. Same with writing (and we know it can go wrong.) Believing that God is present in all of it.
There is a lady in our parish who helps tend the flowers. She also cleans up the pews and around the church. She also brings gifts for the priest; this woman who has virtually nothing.She is Vietnamese and maybe 70 years old. She wears what the women would have worn during the war. She speaks…
“Let it be done to you according to your faith” Mt. 9:29 These are the words that Jesus uses while healing the blind men. Before this Jesus asks, “Do you believe that I can do this?” Interesting that Jesus requires the recipients of the miracle to already accept that they will be healed. It made…
Psalm 118 1-9/ 28-29Hymn of Thanksgiving 1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. 2 Let Israel say: “His love endures forever.” 3 Let the house of Aaron say: “His love endures forever.” 4 Let those who fear the LORD say:“His love endures forever.” 5 When hard pressed, I…
My friend Helen has suffered a second stroke in as many months. I was blessed enough to see her a couple of weeks ago being her perky self. Helen is in her mid-seventies and has been enveloped by the Gospel most of her adult life. She is the epitome of Christian dedication and it is…