When God Blog-Bombed Me

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Learning to Pray: Still, Yet, Again

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I am learning. I'm not exactly sure of the chicken-egg sequence involved, but I am learning that when I have a question for the Lord abo...
Monday, March 16, 2015

Dear Ms. Disappointed Catholic Blogger Woman

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I read this pos t earlier today about a woman's disappointment with belonging to an average parish, and how she found her solace in book...
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Thursday, March 12, 2015

The Little Charismatic Way

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This is a thinking post, not a thought-out post. I'm writing so that I understand. Yesterday I posted about having finished the book ...
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Read This Book! Everything is Grace:The Life and Way of Therese of Lisieux

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I have just finished reading the book Everything Is Grace: The Life and Way of Therese of Lisieux by Joseph F. Schmidt, FSC. I can't...
Sunday, March 01, 2015

The Problem with Catholics

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This has been rattling around in my heart for a long time but has recently struck me with pristine clarity: American Catholic Christians are...
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Available

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I am constantly just beginning to learn things about the spiritual life. Last night as I was tired earlier than usual I pulled St. Fau...
Sunday, February 22, 2015

Yeah, Basically my Life has Always Been this Weird.

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Memories can provoke a whole assortment of responses. Bad memories can depress or frighten and good memories can bring comfort and a smile. ...
Saturday, February 21, 2015

One Red Marble

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I have certain memories that stand out like parables that I return to again and again. Recently I found myself thinking about this one. It...
Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Lent: Face to Face with Love

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So, what is this Lent thing all about, anyway? Recently I was talking with my spiritual director about Lent, and I got one of those Go...
Sunday, February 08, 2015

The Importance of Saying Yes

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I get the sense that right now it is very important for Christians to say yes to the crosses that Jesus hands them. Suffering comes to all...
Sunday, February 01, 2015

Intercession Basics

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I spend some time each day interceding for various individuals, groups, and areas. Over time, I have boiled down the way I pray for the at-l...

Learning to Pray, Part I

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It seems like there is nothing like the act of praying to teach one how to pray. In the last several years, as I have written about in oth...
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

The Gospel Is Not Complicated; I Am

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I've been thinking a lot lately about this image of undoing knots. I've often told my son about how one of Mary's titles is Our ...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

How in the World Did I Get Here?

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Do you ever have one of those moments where reality flashes before you (in a good way) and you ask yourself "How in the world did I get...
Thursday, January 22, 2015

God Gives me the Desire of my Heart; I Whine a Little

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It seems that God knows better than to talk to me about prices when we are out shopping. Ok, yes, that's a bit weird. I don't mean...