Monthly Archives: June 2013

My watch reads 6:10 am. I finish getting ready, grab my tennis shoes and rosary, and head downstairs and out the back door. It’s a gorgeous spring morning. (finally!) The sun is up but not yet over the tops of … Continue reading →

does it feel like to be in front of a group and have open questions? Just imagine when you know they have tough questions; when they are going to question what you do. How does everyone look at you? Let … Continue reading →

During the summer of my neophyte year (I came in to Mother Church during the Easter Vigil Mass of the Jubilee Year 2000.) our director of religious education asked me to teach 6th grade CCD. She told me that the … Continue reading →

“In confession you not only receive absolution from the venial sins you confess but also great strength to avoid them in the future, light to see them more clearly, and abundant graces to repair whatever damage you have incurred.” — … Continue reading →

There is something about grace that makes it strangely un-American. In our egalitarian, self-governing society, built on the shoulders of hard-working individuals and “justice for all”, there’s something creepy about receiving free and unearned gifts from an omnipotent being who … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, we had a little pow-wow with Sr. Mahima, MC (“glory” in Hindi) who has been a Missionary of Charity for 35 years. She reflected so much peace, joy, and freedom; she transmitted Christ! 35 years of service to … Continue reading →

Steward: someone who takes care of something. Owner: someone who possesses something. The world would be very different if we all lived our vocation of stewardship to the fullest instead of acting like owners of everything. If I’m a caregiver … Continue reading →

It’s so easy to put up a wall and hide. We can easily present our perfect face. It feels good to be in control and to appear that we aren’t affected by the little problems of the day. Who doesn’t … Continue reading →

“Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions.” —   G.K. Chesterton It really bothers me to hear from some certain Protestant circles, the fallacy of the “Gospel of Prosperity.” Whatever happened to “If anyone wants to … Continue reading →

It seems to me that there are two ways to view life in this world. One that is taking. (I am sure you have seen this blog circulating around Facebook and prolife websites). And one that is giving. (For any … Continue reading →