“You rescued me from the strife of peoples” (Ps 18:44). As the mid-term elections get closer and communication gets ever more verklempt,…
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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…
Meditative Stroll Through Psalm 19
I fell in love with Psalm 19 when I was a new Catholic. The drama of this psalm still gives me a…
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,…
Strolling Through the Our Father
St. Augustine said that every prayer we could ever think of is already in the Lord’s Prayer. The Our Father is like…
What I Learned from a License Plate
I collect cool license plates. Photos of them, I mean. I creep along at 3 miles an hour in parking lots, one…
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…
Why Speaking Well of Your Spouse is so Important
In honor of National Marriage Day, sharing a post by Michael Hyatt, former CEO of Thomas Nelson publishing, on how easy it…
What Can I Pray for You Today?
A friend’s son died tragically. I asked my friend, a “devout atheist,” if she would mind if I prayed for her and…
3 Cures for Gossip (and the real reason to avoid it)
I always thought it was okay to talk behind someone’s back if what I said was true. WRONG! When I discovered the…
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