“In you, Lord, I put my trust: let me never be put to shame (Ps 31:1).” Sounds good, but what kind of…
The Pride of Shame
Posts Categorized: Beatitudes
How Love Conquers All
In 1917, Our Lady said to the three children at Fatima, Portugal, “In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph.” She confirmed…
Knitter at the Throne
A Knitter died and appeared at the Pearly Gates, hoping to gain entrance. Her guardian angel met her there and carefully removed…
Answering the Gaze of Jesus
Last week I shared a few thoughts from a retreat led by my pastor, Fr. Dan Leary. Today, some mini-reflections on a…
Prayer to the Rescue
A fourth-century deacon wrote, “Do nothing at all unless you begin with prayer.” Oops. We may remember to pray when we need…
Don’t Need Virtue??
Gem from last Sunday “Don’t try to protect yourself against God by thinking you need to know how to [pray] or being…
A Little Silence Every Day Changes Everything
Do you know of Sister Wendy Beckett, whose art commentary wowed viewers of public TV in the nineties? Sister Wendy, now 88,…
Cure for a Crazy Week
I passed by my favorite pond yesterday and saw the first batch of goslings paddling in their parents’ wake. Awww! So I…
Who Am I Really?
Four years ago in the parking lot of the Divine Mercy Shrine in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, I scribbled the core mission and purpose…
The Key to Peace
Sharing a 60-second snippet from my keynote talk at the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women conference in Harrisburg PA last Monday: But…
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