I have the privilege of leading the meditations at a women’s retreat each year in the beautiful, spacious surroundings at St. Damiano…
A Little Lenten Joy
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Powerful One-Word Prayer
One morning my former pastor checked out the news before going to pray so he’d be up-to-date on what to pray for….
Opening Our Door to God
Our family took special pleasure in Don’s occasional visits. Don Sampson, who lived around the corner, owned the construction company that had…
How to Rest in God’s Mercy
Psalm 95 tells us that if we let our hearts go astray by not listening to God’s voice, we will not enter…
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…
Ponder With Mary
A friend’s comment that she was “following the path of Mary” during Advent made me ponder just what the path of Mary…
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…
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