Called to Be Like Mary, Mother and Bride
Called to Be Like Mary, Mother and Bride Through the seasons of my life as a wife for 29 years and a mother of 9 children, Mary has journeyed with me. In her faithful companionship, I found the tender, wise,…
Come and Taste the Wisdom of St. Ignatius
To my dear sisters in Hope's Garden, I wish I had had it in my power to whisk you all to the "student" seats at the Theology of the Body Institute at Black Rock Retreat Center here in Eastern Pennsylvania…
At the Feet of Christ
A friend and I were recently together during Adoration and she said to me, “I have to spend more time gazing on the Cross. I notice that you look at the Cross a lot.” Her words seemed to…
Healing After Trauma: Awakening to God’s Call
Talitha cumi … Let Him kiss me I feel like I’ve been asleep for a long time. I’ve been entombed, like a fairy-tale princess; enclosed in a glass casket, cut off from the rest of the word, secluded in a…
A Curly Willow Tree from God
Two weeks ago, I was driving through the countryside. It was a perfect sparkler of a day; the green golden corn stalks were breezing against the azure sky. Everything was invigorating. I had my windows down and music pumping. As…
An Invitation to Behold
I was recently blessed to attend a beautiful conference called "Given." This Catholic forum is the fruit of prayer of many who desired to not only expose young women ages 21-30 to the lives of women in consecrated religious life,…
The Healing Power of Creativity
Our Lord began wooing me with the beauty of art and His boundless gift of creativity when I was a very young girl. At the age of six, my grandmother began teaching me the art and skill of oil paints…
The Garden of the Soul
Looking out upon my yard fills me with many emotions… wonder, gratitude and awe for God’s creations. But there is an area of my yard that I have been purposefully avoiding for several summers… the dreaded weed patch! This area…
It was Always Him
If you had told me back in 2018 that one day I would fall in love again and even marry again, I would have laughed in your face and said you were crazy. After a 27 year marriage that ended…
Dimora: a Reflection on Home
Dimora is an Italian word that means “residence” or “home.” I just returned from the Letino Festival, whose theme this year was Dimora. Letino Festival is held annually at the end of July in Letino, Italy, a small mountain village…
Ride the Wave of Healing
I love my instant pot. I throw in some raw ingredients, seal it tight, press the start button and the heat and pressure build and build until, not long later, those ingredients have been transformed into something wonderful. And then…
Love of the Bridegroom
Can you recall the first time or maybe the last time you were really in love? Can you recall how you felt… how your stomach was always in a flutter at the thought of seeing your love? Can you recall…