A number of events had transpired that began the transformation of my heart, and the beginning of my call to dedicate my life to Jesus, including an Ignatian experience of deep prayer and the loss of my dear husband. What…
Our Lady Of Divine Providence, whose ear is ever bent toward the Holy Spirit and toward us… Refrain: Listen to me, daughter; see and bend your ear. Hear, O daughter, and see; turn your ear, forget your people and your…
Deep healing, Christ’s presence, and the power to be made new. Recently, I was interviewed by my friend and colleague, Melissa Krupp of The Abundant Catholic in a podcast episode titled, Restoring Your Broken Heart (listen at the link below). Melissa wrote…
God has etched into every human heart a deep, persistent longing for home. A true home is so much more than just a shelter and a place to store your belongings. What makes a house a home… a home that…
I will be forever grateful for my Jesuit graduate school professor, Father William Walsh, and the many “take-homes” of his Spiritual Theology course five-plus decades ago. “Why tune the violin after the concert?” he’d say. “I promise you that if…
I find the annual transition from summer to autumn a bittersweet time. Even as my favorite season of summer comes to an end, I anticipate the comfort of cozy sweaters, warm socks, and hot beverages. I take in the beauty…
St. Clare of Montefalco and the Cross of Christ The heavenly bridegroom left the heavenly chambers, with the presage of the nuptials before him. He came to the marriage bed of the cross, a bed not of pleasure, but of…
My favorite time of the day is my early morning prayer time. I love to pull open the blinds, take in the morning light and snuggle up with my bible, my journal, and my Jesus blanket (pictured below). An important…
A coaching client recently had a profound release of trauma by learning about and standing in her authority in Christ. This precious and unique soul has autism and epilepsy and throughout her school-age years, her teachers and the education system…
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly,” John 10:10. Of this I believe; of this I have seen. I have seen the way the enemy is…
I’ve written these reflections on the sorrowful mysteries of the Rosary for those of us who have been wounded by betrayal. Anyone with whom we have allowed ourselves to be vulnerable, trusted or loved has the power to betray us…
“Take God for your bridegroom and friend and walk with him continually…” (Dark Night of the Soul, Stanza 5) This lovely quote from St. John of the Cross is much more than a pretty sentiment. His words are wise and…
