St. Teresa of Avila prayed, “From sour and sad-faced old saints, Good Lord deliver us!” Teresa, who was known to dance around…
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Posts Categorized: Trust
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…
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…
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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