Let It Be – The Beatles – Lyrics
Just felt the need to hang with the Mother for a bit. Let it Be.
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.
I feel the need to share this blogpost from Patheos Catholic. I hits so close to home with my own feelings for the institutional church. This is the continuous struggle of women in the church but as the author says “I love the church,” Like her, it has given me so much, most importantly, my…
So Saturday I had the opportunity to present a workshop at a conference in our diocese. What a great opportunity to truly glimpse God! So many people, all working toward the same end. All putting their energies into being the hands and feet of Christ here and now. In addition, I was able to sit…
Lately, the passage of “Two Masters” (Matthew 6:24) has haunted me. One of the reasons I originally left facebook was that it felt like a master because of the time spent giving attention to it. Even if I wasn’t on it, some story or response would say with me for better or worse. I think I have broken that…
“Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,for theirs is the kingdom of God” Matthew 5: 7-10Help me hear what you…
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1201646.htmAnother article, this one about the Archbishop who is going to head up the restructuring or whatever of the LWCS. I can’t help but wonder what role we women play when the priests are in need of reprimand and getting back on track. Yet when I read this article, all I can think is “YOU…
Yesterday’s reading was about the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. John is one of the my favorite Biblical characters because he has a courage that I don’t. He has a conviction and a craziness to spread the message in a way that I just can’t access. Locusts and honey are not on my menu…well,…