Here’s one of the many paradoxes of the spiritual life: through surrender to God, we achieve our greatest freedom. I found this…
Finding God in a Pizza Parlor
Posts Categorized: Trust
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….
Spring flowers and heavenly music
He is risen indeed! Heaven and earth rejoice. To help you rejoice, I made a very special 5-min video of my flower…
Were the Saints Ever Funny? …Is the Pope Catholic?
St. Teresa of Avila prayed, “From sour and sad-faced old saints, Good Lord deliver us!” Teresa, who was known to dance around…
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…
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…
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…
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