Empathy from the Holy Trinity and the Saints
Who will it be today? When we go to prayer, whom do we seek? What is it we need? How about some empathy to meet us right where we are? My spiritual mother recently invited me to try praying a…
“Open to Me, My Love!”
In Bethlehem, 2000 years ago, the Bridegroom Messiah came as a little, powerless babe. He lived, suffered, died, and rose again to redeem His Bride and open the doors to the eternal wedding feast for us – all of humanity…
The Womb of the Heart
This year, Advent is the shortest that it can possibly be, with this coming Sunday being both the fourth Sunday of Advent and Christmas Eve! It hardly seems like we’ve had enough time to ponder the incredible reality of the…
You’re Not Doing It Wrong
“I don’t hear Jesus. I ask Him questions and I just get silence. What am I doing wrong?” “Everyone else hears Him, there must be something wrong with me.” “He doesn’t talk to me the way He talks to you…
Compassion at the Cross
For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking… Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside his control. As it is, we do not yet see…
Journeying Beyond Self-Rejection
“The root of man’s joy lies in the harmony he feels with himself. Only one who is at peace with himself can be at peace in the world.” – Pope Benedict XVI Over the past decade or so in healing…
The Love Challenge
Many years ago as I was being prayed with at a conference, the person praying over me said, “Love. Your vocation is love.” I remember thinking, “That’s what I am to do…love? Well, alright then, this will be so easy! I am pretty loving already!” 🤔
The Fragrant Nard of Your Life
“‘My nard’, says the Bride. She might as well say: my life! For this is in fact her whole being, the very essence of her being that is poured out at the feet of the King. To her King, who…
Embracing the Mystery
De reflects on the ways we unconsciously reject our Lord because His ways, His Mercy and His Love do not fit neatly into our self-defined categories or “rules” about life.
An Extraordinary Gift From My Heavenly Father
Karen shares about how in His infinite love for me and my brother, God saw fit to give us an unexpected and wonderful gift in December of 2019.
Safe Refuge in His Sacred Heart
This is what the Sacred Heart is for us. A safe refuge from all the hurts and arrows of this world. A comfort amidst our crosses. An embrace when we feel alone.
His Heart, our Home
Marian shares Jesus’ 12 promises for those who carry devotion to His Sacred Heart. “I set neither limit nor measure to my gifts of grace for those who seek them in My Heart.”
