Saint John Paul II… You Better Be Pray’n
A few years ago I made a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Czetochowa and asked for the...
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Category: Hearts Afire
Want to Conform to Christ this Lent? It’s Simple, Serve More.
Since I am freshly out of the confessional, I feel the need to be completely honest with myself as...
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Goodness Always Tends to Spread
“Goodness always tends to spread. Every authentic experience of truth and goodness seeks by its...
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“Do as I say!”
There has to be a top ten list of the dumbest things parents can say to their kids. I don’t want...
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Turning Obstacles into Opportunities
I hate traffic! Last night as I was wedged in like a sardine on Interstate 94, I noticed the...
Read MoreEmbracing My Inner Martha: Living the Lesson Learned
Not even 3 seconds after I hit the send button to let people know about an upcoming event, my friend Marta had emailed back, “Did you make a FaceBook Evite yet?” Marta… Marta… Marta…. What do you mean, “Did you...
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Until God Opens the Next Door, Praise Him in the Hallway
I remember watching The Sound of Music as a little girl on television right around Easter. Yep,...
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“Bee” Busy this Advent — Time for 3 Simple Promises
“It’s not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito...
Read MoreA Boy and his Fish
I don’t know about you, but there’s always something that makes me more in-tune with the Creator when I’m surrounded by His beautiful creation; prayer becomes more intimate, more sincere, more focused. Sitting...
Read MoreA Glimpse of Joy at the Foot of the Cross
During Times of Struggle Believe it or not, every once and a while I have a tough day, a difficult weekend, or week that leaves me wanting to curl up in a cave and never come out. (Not a “man cave,” more like a...
Read MoreA Divine Sunday, Indeed!
How fitting that on the second Sunday of Easter, which Blessed John Paul II entitled Divine Mercy Sunday, the very eve of which his earthly life ended, new life will be breathed into the Church as our Holy Father, Pope Benedict...
Read MoreOdd Gifts For a Newborn
The Feast of the Epiphany celebrates the Magi, or wise men from the East, visiting the Christ child and bringing Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Upon first hearing this, one has to shake his head and think, “Odd...
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