(Originally published in MercySong E-news, Issue No. 11. To read more, click here) I was blessed to start the new year on a hermitage retreat in the Catskill Mountains, usually my favorite kind of retreat. While I’m on one, I tend to be all St. Francis about being in nature, and value my long, […]
Guess what? Your Lent doesn’t have to be perfect. Come what may, you just have to let yourself be perfected.
Is your Lent going as planned? If you feel like you’ve already failed when we’re not even halfway through, take a deep breath! Sometimes God has plans that we know nothing about. And certainly He has grace for when we mess up and let other things take priority over Him. It is the desire to […]
Awesome new site on the web!
Just a quick note to encourage all of you to go to http://Faithknowledge.org This is a new Catholic search engine that allows you to type in search words and, within seconds, it comes up with a list of where that word or phrase is found in the Bible, Catechism, Popes and Councils. This is a […]
Are you a fair face?
I heard a homily awhile back that really hit me. It was one of those times where I felt like the priest was talking directly to my heart, and at a time when I was trying not to be annoyed at the church I was in and the people I was with! (Ever notice that […]
Bosnia & Guatemala
Well, I am back once again on U.S. soil. After returning from the Russian Far East, I had no plans to go anywhere for awhile. I figured I’d take some time to recoup, readjust, and yes, relax! I knew I’d have to of course make it through the always crazy but blessed Mercy Sunday at […]
