Last week I shared a few thoughts from a retreat led by my pastor, Fr. Dan Leary. Today, some mini-reflections on a…
Answering the Gaze of Jesus
Posts Categorized: Beatitudes
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…
Thunderous Silence of Good Friday
Do you have a Good Friday routine? Mine is to get quiet from 12:00-3:00 to contemplate the overwhelming mystery of Jesus’ sacrifice….
The Agony of (our) Defeat, the Thrill of (Christ’s) Victory
It’s easy to kneel in church to thank God for his goodness and beg healing for our family and friends. Easy because…
How to Avoid the Lenten Trap
It’s really a year-round trap. The lie that we need to be a better person for God to love us. Or that…
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