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…
Deep Calling Unto Deep
Sometimes the new year does not get off to the greatest start. This January has been a month of disappointments to be honest. One right after the next. Little ones. Nothing earth shattering. New York plans canceled four times. No…
Permission to be a Poem!
Last week I attended a Theology of the Body course called “Poets for the Kingdom: the Sacramental Stories of Lewis and Tolkien”. Our teacher, Bill Donaghy, shared with us his passion and extensive knowledge of the lives and writings of…
Bridal Posture for Bridal Pasture
My spiritual mother sent me an email in all caps: STOP, AND LET GOD LOVE YOU. This was my Lenten theme. Such a clear directive. I can get so caught up in what I need to do and discerning God’s…
Jubilee Duet With The Bridegroom
From our contributors · Messages from the Bridegroom · Personal Reflection · School of the Bridegroom · The Bridegroom
In this Jubilee Year of Hope, we receive a great gift from the Bridegroom: a new outpouring of graces, a fresh invitation, and a season of abundant blessing. An ordinary jubilee year in the Church occurs every 25 years. Its…
The Art of Tenderness
Tenderness. It is one of my favorite words, one of my favorite experiences of human connection. A tender glance, a tender embrace, a tender touch or word of gentle kindness. A sincere and softly-given offering, heart to heart. When is…
Behold
A loved one recently shared with me a deep desire of his. He held suspicion of his heart in this desire and wasn’t sure if it was pure or holy. My heart was so stirred by the beauty of his…
Seeking the Crucified Christ
Two weekends ago I attended the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. Jason Evert gave a talk on gender dysphoria. He was well stacked with facts and statistics and also with the tender love that is born of deep prayer and…
Honest Homage
Release. Reconnect. Restore. Which one of these words speaks to you the most right now, in this moment? And if you could add a word or phrase after that word to describe what you need, what would it be? For…
The Bridegroom’s Bouquet
Have you ever felt rejected? “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done.” – Acts 4:11 Have you ever felt like pieces and parts, broken and worn? How do they integrate?…
Abiding in the Living Waters
I have just returned from a week-long Living Waters training conference called Sexual Redemption and Integration, at the Theology of the Body Institute. My Mom and I were honored to serve together on the ministry team, a humbling and sacred…
Blues Dancing With the Bridegroom
“Wait for the Lord, take courage; be stouthearted, wait on the Lord.” ~ Psalm 27:14 Apparently this “waiting” in the original Greek means “intertwined.” The invitation then is to be intertwined, mingled with the Lord, so that when He runs,…
