My Journey to Hope
How did I come to be at the very first Hope’s Garden Home? (Part I) A number of people have asked me how I came to be at Hope’s Garden Home. I have to admit, I would have asked myself…
Padre Pio in the Garden
It’s been said that we don’t choose our patron saints—they choose us. This is certainly the case with St. Padre Pio, who seems to have planted himself as a spiritual father to all the Roses in Hope’s Garden. Padre Pio…
Sempiternam Requiem
Please don’t flee from the title of this essay—I promise, it is not about death. It is about life. Or rather, I should say it is about finding life through death. I want us to have the courage to live…
Love Letter #1 to a Scrupulous Soul
Dearly Beloved, You are not alone. I write this letter as a first in a series, with much tenderness and compassion in my heart from one scrupulous soul to another. The struggle is real. I am with you. Let us…
The Healing Power of Creativity
When I was young, if you asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up, I would tell you “an artist” which was a bit ironic because I had trouble coloring within the lines and I couldn’t draw…
Trusting in God’s Provision
Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a multitude was coming to him, Jesus said to Philip, “How are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” This he said to test him, for he himself knew…