I saw my friend Bobbie at Mass this morning for the first time since she started cancer treatment. I sat next to…
God’s Mercy in the Midst of Pain
Posts Tagged: love
On Angels’ Wings
A big welcome to Rebekah Domer, whom I’ve invited to be “guest blogger” this week. Rebekah shares a poignant story of how unimaginable grief…
Love is for Grownups
Virtues are good habits of character. No one’s come up with a better way to be happy than to discover how to…
How Can Love be a Wound?
In last week’s blog post, I shared something from St. Basil about love. A reader emailed me: “I got everything except the…
The Ability to Love is in Everyone
St. Basil the Great (330-379) wrote guidance to his monks on “fanning into flame the spark of divine love that is hidden within…
Winning the Adrenaline Wars
My emotions have been pulled every which way during the last few days. Happiness in listening to things I agree with. Unhappiness listening…
St. Peter, St. Paul, Here I Come!
“Last words” get our attention. Soon before he expired, St. Louis de Montfort said this to his unseen adversary: “In vain do…
St. Catherine on Patience: Queen of the Virtues and Heart of Love
St. Catherine of Siena (1347–1380), Doctor of the Church and Patron Saint of Italy, was a Lay Dominican and a towering political figure of…
Your Closest Moment?
An accountability buddy is a must-have when you want to build a new habit or keep an old commitment fresh. Especially for…
Loving Look of a Lifetime
A while back, I wrote a post called “Grandma’s Loving Look.” Yesterday, I attended a talk by Sr. Tracey Dugas, FSP, a…
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