Are we ready to forgive? Everyone?
Today is when Lent gets real – are we ready to forgive? The gospel for today is the parable of the ungrateful servant who is unable to forgive the friend who owes him a pittance after…
Author: Rachel Watkins
Happy Feast of St. Katharine Drexel
Our patroness for generosity, Katharine’s parents were generous from the start, opening the doors of their Philadelphia home to the poor every week. When her father died leaving a fortune of approx. $400 million…
Lent and Blind Spots
Happy 1st of March! I was reminded today in one the prayer books I am using this Lent that today – the first day of the month of March – as a good time to…
Learning to love a bit stronger on social media – Special Books by Special Kids
I’m am not very tech savvy and probably never will be, so I rely on my children to let me know when they discover something that just needs to be shared and that happened yesterday….
Getting ready for Lent
As we look to enter into the wilderness with Jesus for the next 40 Days, check out this well-written (short) article on getting ready for Lent over at Patheos: Having a Plan for Lent
Happy Feast of St. Brigid
With a Brigid of my own, I have a real love for this holy lady. I was pregnant with her while on a family vacation to Ireland which was lovely. We visited castles, pubs and…
Please, please trouble the Teacher – It is what He is waiting for
I’ve spent today thinking hard about today’s reading, Mark 5:21-43, which has not one but two healings. First, we have the woman with the hemorrhages for 12 years but she still reaches out to be healed….
Doing good for God – as a Wife and Mom
Today is the memorial for St. Marianne Cope, one of my Top 20 favorite saints. It might be because she was one of 10 children as am I. Her family emigrated from Germany to make…
Changing up Ordinary Time with some new prayers
The poinsettias are gone from my church, the candles have returned to their usual spots on the altar and Fr. is wearing green. So, despite the snow on the ground which always reminds me of…
Did you make any resolutions? I’m reading more –
The arrival of ordinary time has me re-thinking my resolutions. Yes, I am one of those people who usually makes a grocery list of resolutions of what I would like to change up, change out…
