Yesterday I had my monthly Lay Dominican meeting. During Mass, the Homily focused on prayer. Father talked about how we can underestimate the power of prayer and that it is essential to the Christian life. It is the focus, along with the Sacraments, of the Christian path. It was then that I felt like God …
Pray and Fast on Friday
The world has been a mess since the Fall. There are always storm clouds on the horizon for human beings throughout the world, including in our own country. The USCCB has asked Catholics to consider fasting and praying on Fridays. My husband and I started abstaining from meat on Fridays a couple of years ago, …
7 Quick Takes-Early October Edition
-1- This week we started Fr. Barron and Word on Fire's, http://www.wordonfire.org, new Catholicism series that focuses on the New Evangelization. Just like the first Catholicism series, it is rich and beautiful. This particular study is much shorter and has a discussion and homework element. The aim is to get Catholics sitting in the pews …
Miscarriage Series Continues Tomorrow
Thank you for all who have read the series on miscarriage, so far. I hope that it is helping you to see that you are not alone. I have received a couple of emails from women who have shared their stories with me. I am deeply humbled and appreciative of those emails. Tomorrow I will …
The Cast of Characters
I decided to move over to WordPress. It is a move that I have been contemplating for a while. A lot of my friends who blog use WordPress and I like the look of their blogs. I have also been debating what I really want my blog to be about. More than anything it is …
Swimming the Depths 