My soul doth crave the Lord. Only His peace, His truth, His way of life satisfies me into contented silence. He has regarded the humility of my rock-bottom moment. The cry of my soul, “Lord, show me how to do this for real,” was answered swiftly and powerfully. His rescue of me is constantly elevating, … More My Magnificat
At that time, there stood by the Cross of Jesus, His Mother and His Mother’s sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen. When Jesus therefore had seen His Mother and the disciple standing whom He loved, He saith to His Mother: Woman, behold thy son. After that He saith to the disciple: Behold thy Mother. … More By the Cross
Pope Francis is in critical condition. Lord, I pray for his worthy and contrite repentance.Only You can achieve the perfect crosspoint of justice and mercy needed to bring any of us into Heaven.I trust in Your Will and beg for the best outcome for him and for Your Church. I still remember his beautiful writings … More Pray for the Pope
Hurricane Milton seems intent on barreling through our lives. I hear concerned voices asking about our plans, wondering how to help, what to offer. It so naturally rolls off the tongue, “we’re praying for you!” Truly, please do. There is nothing more helpful you can do than to deeply pray for someone. And I mean … More Pray for Us
I got only one sentence into the foreword of Scott Hahn’s book Hail, Holy Queen when I had to stop to reflect. Fr. Kilian Healy opened his thoughts by pointing towards a poem that St Thérèse of Lisieux wrote in May 1897, a few months before her death. St Thérèse catches my attention because she … More Why I Love You, O Mary
Advent 2023 is approaching. The way Thanksgiving fell on the calendar this year, there emerged a few precious days of waiting for the season of waiting. Just enough time to gather my thoughts about whatto focus on and how best to honor our coming Lord. I knew right away it would be through the conceptof … More The Marian Tree
In the final hours, it is cold. Piercing cold, like described in the Christmas Novena I’ve been saying every day since the Feast of St. Andrew. Hail and blessed be the hour and momentin which the Son of God was bornof the most pure Virgin Mary,at midnight,in Bethlehem,in piercing cold.In that hour, vouchsafe, O my … More Advent, the piercing cold
O Root of Jesse, Which standest for an ensign of the people, before Whom kings shall keep silence, Whom the Gentiles shall beseech: come and deliver us, and tarry not. Isaiah 11:10 An ensign is like a signal, standard, or a banner. It can point out a place where everyone of the same tribe is … More Advent, the Ensign
Today feels like a crossroads. A point where I must choose to go back, try an easier path, stay right here, or keep going forward. “For the grace of God our Savior hath appeared to all men; instructing us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly, and justly, and godly in this … More Advent, endurance
Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. This particular Marian Apparition which occurred in 1531, but goes all the way back to St. Luke, continues to amaze me. It is one of the most detailed miracles with so much evidence left behind still to this day. I have included links to quick summaries, … More Advent, turning rocks to gold
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