A Knitter died and appeared at the Pearly Gates, hoping to gain entrance. Her guardian angel met her there and carefully removed…
Posts Categorized: Humility
Bragging Like a Saint
A friend said, “I love being accountable to a prayer partner for my week. Because I’m kinda braggy: ‘I made it to…
Mary’s Bold Humility
Virtue Connection is 7 years old on the Solemnity of the Annunciation! To celebrate, I’ve invited St. Bernard (1090-1153) as guest blogger…
Almsgiving: Where’s Your Comfort Zone?
Almsgiving is one of the “pillar” virtues of Lent, along with prayer and fasting. We give alms because Jesus commands us to…
Short on serenity? Don’t worry about it!
Ven. Aloysius Schwartz (1930-1992) founded World Villages for Children (WorldVillages.org) to feed, house, educate, and form in the faith abandoned children and…
A Way to (Almost) Instant Peace
My guest blogger this week is Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380–1471), who wrote The Imitation of Christ—the most popular spiritual book, they…
Pondering With Mary
A reader’s comment that she was “following the path of Mary” during Advent made me ponder just what the path of Mary…
3-minute Vacation at the Beach
If you missed your vacation this year because you can’t travel, come with me to the beach! I created a 3-minute meditation…
Local Wildlife & Poetry
This week I made this video for you from some “wildlife” I photographed in my local park. While you’re watching the deer…
One bread from 7.8 billion grains of wheat
A subscriber left a comment that she was going to pray this week for people who are different than she. It made…
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