Edging God out?
Are you excited about Lent this year? Making long lists of sacrifices, prayers and goals? Or do you hesitate to take on a new discipline to add to…
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Find a Real Friend in Jesus
While interviewing Gary Zimak about his new book, Find a Real Friend in Jesus: Ten Amazingly Easy Steps, I found a fascinating backstory of how a conversion experience…
Review: St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone
“St. Thomas is the greatest doctor of the Church,” author Dave Palmer said, “and I assert that children can be taught his basic philosophy, as I do with…
Transform your marriage with ‘Intimate Graces’
Do you know that practicing the corporal and spiritual works of mercy can transform your marriage? This premise of Intimate Graces holds fast in delightful and touching stories…
Stormy day at the beach?
Does a dark cloud threaten to spoil your day at the beach? What struggles and sadness are you experiencing? What victories and joys are you celebrating? Sometimes we…
Review: The Healing Power of a Father’s Blessing
I wish my father had read The Healing Power of a Father’s Blessing by Linda Schubert. He parented his three daughters from a distance, following the familiar pattern…
Disney and the Holy Spirit
The high school production of Mary Poppins was glorious and magical! My granddaughter Nancy played Mrs. Banks, the mother of the children who hires Mary Poppins when she…
Five ways to share your faith in the Year of Mercy
In this Year of Mercy, Pope Francis encourages us to show God’s mercy through our witness. The Holy Father called this Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy to direct our…
Who does Jesus say that I am?
A classic question that Jesus asks his disciples is, “Who do you say that I am?” That soul-searching question is a popular retreat theme that we all need…
Tonic Soup and Spiritual Warfare
In the classic struggle between good and evil, the Genesis account of Joseph and his brothers shows how God’s power far surpasses Satan’s. Joseph’s jealous brothers sold him…