In a time when so many people are so busy and overwhelmed by the tasks of their daily lives; at a time when there is an abundance of articles written on how to say no Lisa M. Hendey writes a…
The Grace of Yes: Eight Virtues for Generous Living
10 Ways to Boost Your Spiritual Immunity
Your body’s immune system needs protection from all that attacks and sickens your body. But what about your resistance to spiritual attacks? How do you combat the constant assaults on your spirituality that leave you emotionally drained, confused and self-centered?…
The Saints Go Marching In
Today is the Feast of All Saints, a celebration which dates back to the early years of the Church. It is a celebration of those saints and martyrs we know to be in heaven. It is also a remembrance of…
What Questions Get Answered?
I just read Holly Ordway’s conversion story, Not God’s Type: An Atheist Lays Down Her Arms and was fascinated by it. I posted a review here, but in this post I’d like to focus on what I learned in terms…
What’s Your Golden Calf?
“And when he had received them, he fashioned them by founders’ work, and made of them a molten calf. And they said: These are thy gods, O Israel, that have brought thee out of the land of Egypt.” Exodus 32:4…
Go to Joseph
As I knelt before the altar, the painting’s inscription grabbed my heart, “Go to Joseph.” Simple, yet profound. How many times over the years had I “gone to Joseph,” pleading with him that a request be worthy of yet another…
Pockets of Prayer
If you are too busy to pray then you are too busy. But really, how can you fit it all in? That was once my question until I learned to find pockets of time in my day with which…
Don’t Worry, Trust God: A Shining Light of Hope for the Anxious
“Never worry about anything; but tell God all your desires of every kind in prayer and petition shot through with gratitude, and the peace of God which is beyond our understanding will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ…
On the Necessity of Petition Prayer
In a previous article, I wrote about how there is no prayer too small to be brought before the throne of God. I wanted to follow up a bit more about the concept of petitionary prayer and why we need…
Reconciling Love and Justice
Psalm 145:8-9 tells us that “the Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The Lord is good to all and compassionate toward all his works.” Does this mean that God will forgive anything? He is…