The Art of Giving
In this Sunday’s Gospel we hear the story of the widow’s mite. Jesus was sitting with his disciples in the Temple, across from the treasury where the people…
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Author: Carol Ann Chybowski
Change of Seasons – Change of Heart
It’s official, autumn is here. Oh, I do know that autumn technically arrived a week or so ago at the equinox. It just doesn’t seem like fall when…
Should We Prevent Our Children From Reading Certain Books?
This year, Banned Books Week is September 27-October 3, This annual event is more commemoration than celebration. There’s an edge of defiance to it as well—no one is…
St Teresa of Avila’s Four Waters
In her first book, the book of her life, St. Teresa describes prayer and the spiritual life in terms of a garden and of water, using four types…
The Flexibility To Serve
I’ve always found today’s Gospel reading difficult to understand. It felt as though Jesus was light years ahead of John’s disciples, and even his own for that matter.…
What I Learned About Prayer
I learned a lot from the course I took on the writings of St. Teresa of Avila from the School of Spiritual Formation at the Avila Institute online.…
What It Means to Pray “Thy Kingdom Come”
I recently had the opportunity to study a small portion of St. Teresa of Avilla’s writings on the Lord’s Prayer. I learned many things from this study that…
Jesus I Trust In You
Today is Holy Saturday, a day of silence a day of waiting, a day of trusting. This is the day we remember how Christ trusted in the promise…
Rejoice in the Lord Always
Rejoice* in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! I have always thought that this command from the letter to the Philippians is an easy one…
The Lord Is My Shepherd
The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. Psalm 23 is one of the most quoted psalms, and for many very good reasons. The familiar…