Do you ever have a moment when the heavens reach down and remind you that you’re not alone? If your answer is no … are you sure about that? St. Hildegard Von Bingen said “All of creation is a song of the Holy Spirit.” We don’t always feel his presence or realize he’s the one […]
We climb, so they can rise.We hold them closeto set them free.Sometimes, we too, grow wings. As my oldest son prepares to graduate high school and go off to college in the fall, I find myself feeling extremely sentimental and reflective, called to write for the first time in years. My focus is rightfully on […]
Why do you allow stonesto standin your waywhen they can beso easily moved? What path on earthcan’t be clearedby the thundering power of God? Don’t fall for the illusionof being trapped – just ask and allow the Divine Broom to sweep away obstaclesto the freedom you were born for – All things truly are possible […]
She opens her heart and expects the heavens to shower graces like rain. Of course, they always do. How could God resist such sweetness? My daughter’s name is Celia, which means heavenly. She is truly a gift from God and a reminder of the gift that all children are. In the glory of her toddlerhood, […]
Sister, saint, dear heavenly friend, please pray for me. Teach me how to believe like you did. Show me how to be brave like you were. Be the spark that helps me start a wildfire of God’s love, like you said we all can. Saint Catherine of Siena was a mystic, saint and doctor of […]
In the silence of prayer, I am filled with a stillness that breathes within me. I am learning to rest in this calm without ceasing. Sometimes now, I can remain full of peace, while walking through the chaos that used to sink me. I am beginning to understand how I’m supposed to be in this […]
Thank You Father for calling us ever more deeply into the safety of Your arms. Thank You for purifying the disposition of our hearts to more closely resemble Your own. Thank You for inviting us into the truth, onto the path of infinite love. Thank You for teaching us to forgive, to surrender, to trust […]
We can’t always see the way love flows through our hearts into the world around us, the way it creates invisible ripples that extend on and on, the way it travels faster than light across time and space into eternity, the way it pours down from heaven like rain and gradually soaks us through and […]
Lord, You created them and have a plan for their lives. You know them better than I ever will and love them more than I possibly can. You are capable of being there for them in every moment. As they grow, as I have to learn to let go… I ask that you fill their […]
Like a blanket placed gently over your shoulders, I pray you are wrapped in the miraculous healing power of Christ’s infinite love for you. I pray you can feel the warmth of His presence embracing you with unconditional love, filling your heart with peace. When’s the last time you encountered Christ’s unconditional love for […]