A friend’s comment that she was “following the path of Mary” during Advent made me ponder just what the path of Mary…
Ponder With Mary
Posts Categorized: Hope
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…
Strolling Through Psalm 44
St. Paul had reason to be depressed. You know, thrown in jail, beaten, shipwrecked, stoned and left-for-dead — stuff like that. How…
Balm for the Election Crazies
“You rescued me from the strife of peoples” (Ps 18:44). As the mid-term elections get closer and communication gets ever more verklempt,…
Strolling Through Mary’s Magnificat
Have you ever had a prayer that you say all the time suddenly “bloom” in your heart and take on a meaning…
How to Listen Like Jesus
I received my certificate as a Spiritual Director last May. A lot of the training focused on how to listen. During 18…
Are Mixed Motives Okay?
The robin on the power-line outside my window touts a worm in its beak. It doesn’t eat the worm right away, but…
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,…
How to Live the Grace of the Sacraments (and become a saint)
Here’s what the devil doesn’t want you to know: There is a way to become the saint God created you to be…a…
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