My guest blogger this week is Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380–1471), who wrote The Imitation of Christ—the most popular spiritual book, they…
A Way to (Almost) Instant Peace
Posts Categorized: Beatitudes
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…
How to Attain Purity (advice from an expert)
St. Gregory of Nyssa (335-394) wrote that blessedness does not lie in knowing something about God, but rather in possessing God within…
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…
Strolling Through the Magnificat With Mary
Too often I pray Mary’s Canticle, the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55), and finish it only to realize that I wasn’t paying attention. Did…
Cure for Wounded Feelings (…and a new video)
Father F. W. Faber’s (1814-1863) penetrating insights into human nature help us target old habits that we want to get rid of….
Out With the Old, In With the New
In the days between Christmas and New Year’s, no one expects us to produce anything. I call it the “Golden Week” because…
Glorious Humility
Paul always stops me in my tracks at Colossians 1:15-17. My eyes glaze over and I sit dumbfounded in wonder that Jesus…
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