We Are All Called to Lives of Holiness
I see it often and in all circles inside and outside of the Church. In fact, it is a major part of what ails our culture. It is the total focus on now and an ignoring of the long view. Now is important. How we live our lives now, each day is the slow process …
Continue reading "An Obsession with Papal Politics and the Cure"
This past Sunday's readings were a strange connection of Baptism and the desert (for the Western Church). We heard about the flood when God wiped out the evil of the world and saved eight righteous people. Yes, the narrative is a pre-figurement of Baptism. The waters of the flood cleanse the earth. We also see …
9-11 means a lot of different things to people. Everyone has a story of where they were on that day. I just happen to be one of those people who spent 45 days smack dab in the middle of the pain, agony, and destruction of 9-11. On 9-11 I was stationed at a large intel …
Continue reading "What 9-11 Means to Me This Year: From a Relief Worker"
For some of you who have been reading my blog off and on for months, you may have noticed a shift in focus in my writing. Yes, my writing is sporadic. I am a wife, mother, Lay Dominican, and now, a full-time graduate student in Theology. So my time is limited. The shift you will …
As I was folding laundry this afternoon, I began to pray the intentions for my Rosary. I did not get far because I began to contemplate the horrors Christians and other minority groups in Syria and Iraq are facing today. It's not just a Middle Eastern problem. Islamists like ISIS or ARAQ, are setting up …
Continue reading "Help Our Persecuted Christian Brothers and Sisters"
I have been watching with horror as Christians are being systematically murdered, exiled, or placed in dhimmi status in Syria and Iraq. Over the past few years, Christians have endured public executions to include crucifixions, the loss of their homes and property, rape, torture, and the total loss of their homeland. Nary a word has …
Continue reading "Wake Up America: A Call to Prayer and Fasting for Our Persecuted Brethren"
Today marks the 41st Anniversary of Roe v Wade. Nearly 56 millions babies have been murdered since then. Unfortunately we could not make it to DC for the March. I will begin a Rosary at noon when the March will kick off. Today is a day of prayer and fasting for American Catholics. Let us …
On Fridays I fast from the Internet. It is a great way to offer up the day to religious liberty, the dignity of the human person, and the conversion of souls. Think about joining me for an Internet free Friday.
Yesterday my daughter and I went for a drive because it was a beautiful autumn day. The sky was bright blue and there was not a cloud in sight. So we drove to see my husband at work. He works about 25 minutes from our home. When I got there my husband said that he …
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, …
Swimming the Depths 