About to cross the street, the woman standing next to me held a cup of Starbucks. I pondered the small pleasure of…
Posts By: Rose Folsom
Sing and Walk Onward with Jude and Gus
The following words of St. Jude and St. Augustine bring into clear focus why we follow Christ and try every day to…
Ponder With Mary
A friend’s comment that she was “following the path of Mary” during Advent made me ponder just what the path of Mary…
Advent: Thanking God Ahead of Time
My pastor once said that Advent is a time of gratitude “for the gift to come.” “Thank God ahead of time” is…
Give Catholic Gifts this Christmas
You probably already do that…and now you can give fun and useful gifts that help your family keep the Faith and support…
When God Has Something Else in Mind
Does this sound familiar? You offer your day to God first thing in the morning. And because you did that, things go…
Strolling Through Psalm 44
St. Paul had reason to be depressed. You know, thrown in jail, beaten, shipwrecked, stoned and left-for-dead — stuff like that. How…
When Humility “Happens” to Us
When my grandmother Rose burned a pan of cookies, she looked up to heaven and said, “Aren’t I humble enough yet?” She…
Balm for the Election Crazies
“You rescued me from the strife of peoples” (Ps 18:44). As the mid-term elections get closer and communication gets ever more verklempt,…
Strolling Through Mary’s Magnificat
Have you ever had a prayer that you say all the time suddenly “bloom” in your heart and take on a meaning…
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