Confidence in the Path
Often it is a difficult test that reveals, or reconfirms, where our strength comes from. This month is the anniversary of my father’s death. We said goodbye to him in 2013 and I can hardly believe it’s been that long..…
A Prayer to the Perfect Father
Loving Father, Today we lift up all the men to whom You have entrusted the gift of life. We thank You for the men called to physical fatherhood and for spiritual fathers. We thank You for giving us a glimpse…
A Prayer for a Pure Heart
Loving Father, I want my heart to be completely free to love You, Who are Love itself. Give me a heart free of self absorption, that I might know and love Christ in every person I meet. Give me a…
This is What Prospering Looks Like
In case I wondered if my anxiety had been cured, it flared up again recently. This is a super inconvenient time to be rendered unable to function because I am moving and have a million and seven things to do…
Change the World One Rosary at a Time
There was a time when I believed the only way to make a difference in this life was to do something dramatic, powerful, influential. The people who made headlines were wealthy and famous, noteworthy for their non-profits, foundations, and large…
A Prayer to be a Garden
Cultivate joy, Holy Spirit, make my heart into your garden. Dig deeply, dig boldly, and dig freely. I resolve to put nothing in the way of Your cultivation. Weed and prune my heart as You desire. Water and cultivate my…
Freedom Attracts: Choosing Truth Over The Lies
The quote on the image above is from Henri Nouwen. Nouwen’s full quote is: When you are interiorly free you call others to freedom, whether you know it or not. Freedom attracts wherever it appears. A free man or a…
Amplifying the Quiet: (Subtle) Evangelization
Growing up, Catholicism was present in our home but it was quiet. A consistent undercurrent of which we were almost unaware. We didn’t discuss it. It just was. My father was a typical Irish Roman Catholic who took us all…
A Prayer of Entrustment to Mary
Most Blessed Mary, Mother of God, you are the Immaculate One, through whom shines the fullness of grace. Here, then, I stand, your daughter, seeking refuge in your motherly protection. Today I entrust to you the future that awaits me,…
A Prayer for Sisterhood
Loving Father, Thank you for the innumerable blessings You have given us in our sisters. To have other women we can connect with, share our faith with, and share our hearts with, is a unique and precious gift. I ask…