Today we celebrate St. Peter Claver, a slave to the slaves of Cartagena in the years following his ordination in 1610. I was struck by his life this morning while reading my Magnificat which says,…
Labor Day, the unofficial end to summer, is right around the corner. Facing the reality of school starting and leaves falling, I would like to say a huge “Thank You” to all the Moms, Grandmoms,…
“If your day can’t be perfect, at least give it purpose.” I heard this recently and it gave me real encouragement on this Monday as none of my days are perfect. So, I need to…
No? Me, either. But in today’s reading, Jesus tells us to go there to pray (Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18), so it must be important. After all, He does say, “when you pray”, not “if you pray”….
We have three camps planned this summer: Leesburg, VA – July 12-14, 2019 Pine Island, MN – July 19-21, 2019 and Crestwood, KY – Aug. 24-25, 2019 We would love to have you and your…
Jesus begins today’s gospel very clearly, “Hear this!” and he begins to tell the parable of the sower and the seeds . We know it so well, we can almost say it along with him….”A…
On this feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, I want to declare to the whole world (at least to those who will read this blog post) that I love Jesus. I love God the…
might include “Who was the first stigmatist?” The first answer, shouted from the dining room table, was “Jesus!” The accurate answer would be St. Francis of Assisi. Just makes me smile!
I’ve written about her before as she is one of my BFF saints – St. Marianne Cope’s Vatican Biography It was easy to love her as I have both a husband and a son named for…
Her feast day was yesterday, Jan. 21, 2019 and she reminds us, from our very first wreath, Wreath One, to Love God above all else. She is a beautiful reminder to our young people (and…
