Greetings Friend, In this second week of Advent, I’m drawn to meditate on the “waiting” aspects of Advent — the beautiful emptiness…
Finding God as We Wait
Posts Categorized: Courage
You Are “God’s Now”
World Youth Day is about to happen in Lisbon. At the same celebration in Panama four years ago, Pope Francis told his…
Patience: Queen of the Virtues
St. Catherine of Siena (1347–1380), Doctor of the Church and Patron Saint of Italy, was a towering political figure of her time. She…
What Radical Trust Looks Like: Ven. Thecla Merlo
On the Feast of the Holy Trinity in 1961, Venerable Thecla Merlo (1994-1964), co-foundress and Superior General of the Daughters of St….
What I Learned About Love from the Magi
About to cross the street, the woman standing next to me held a cup of Starbucks. I pondered the small pleasure of…
Sing and Walk Onward with Jude and Gus
The following words of St. Jude and St. Augustine bring into clear focus why we follow Christ and try every day to…
When God Has Something Else in Mind
Does this sound familiar? You offer your day to God first thing in the morning. And because you did that, things go…
The Pride of Shame
“In you, Lord, I put my trust: let me never be put to shame (Ps 31:1).” Sounds good, but what kind of…
Summer Flowers and St. Francis de Sales
Hello friend! Come with me to Brookside Gardens in Silver Spring, Maryland, to enjoy the summer flowers while we soak in the…
How I Crossed the Tiber Without Sinking
Dan Burke’s website SpiritualDirection.com commissioned me to write my conversion story — and now I’m sharing it below with you! Love always,…
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