If only I were rich….then I would not have to get up in the morning. I could sleep in until noon or until… whenever. I could choose to stay in bed or if I felt like it, get up leisurely…slowly….
If Only I were Rich
Loving Glances
“Whoever welcomes this child in my name, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, also welcomes the one who sent me. For the one who is least among you all is the greatest.” Luke 9: 48 During Mass today, I noticed…
…..and They Will Follow
Did you ever wonder? You know, about the people we work with, for and see in power positions every day? I wonder a lot. Some days more than others! I wonder how, about 98% of, these people wound up in…
Rosary Riff
I pray the Rosary. I like to do the mysteries, but I’ve been doing them for a long time, and like to reflect on other themes besides the 3, oops, 4 sets that we have to choose from. So I…
3 Wise Men and Post-Holiday Blues
I hate the end of the Christmas season! Everything appears to be so vanilla including lights, food, and people’s spirits. On January 2 I get depressed for a couple of weeks as I adjust to the new normal. Recently though…
Bearing Witness to the Truth
Since taking part in my first 40 Days for Life, I’ve been reflecting on the Sorrowful Mysteries — in particular, a set of Biblical meditations from Rosary Army’s Scriptural Rosary. In the Second Sorrowful Mystery meditation, we read this: “Jesus…
Fruits of the Season
Whether the holidays bring us closer to our family or we still keep our distance, they are always our family. Some family members are more loveable than others. We are more loveable to some of them than to others. But…
Catholic Pop Culture of 2015
As I have for the last two years I shall recall any good things from the popular culture that are harmonious or helpful to Catholic culture. There were many things past year and many things coming up in 2016 that…
Realigning Your Resolutions for Relationship
Editor’s Note: Please join me in welcoming Jacqueline Vick to the New Evangelizers blog! As a child, I rang in every year with the same routine. My parents would allow me to stay up until midnight, and as the countdown…
Cracking Open Our Hearts of Stone
Editor’s Note: This is a re-post from 2013 that fits in very well with the Year of Mercy. It wasn’t so long ago that my motto was, “I will forgive, but I’ll never forget.” Sometime later I read, “To forgive,…