This past week was the sixth anniversary of my Confirmation. Catholics in this country are usually Confirmed as a teenager, but somehow, I missed the memo. This could very well have been the reason why, in my twenties, I wandered away from the Catholic church. I was drawn to the contemporary love ballads to Jesus
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I was recently reminded about a time, many years ago, when the Lord led me on a fast. I was part of a non-denominational community where prayer and fasting were common, but my life was so stressful and physically taxing that I had a hard time committing to it. The country was coming up to
For those of us who call ourselves Catholic, today is Ash Wednesday—a fast day. Why? Today begins the season of Lent. Lent is the time of the year when we remember the events that led to Jesus dying on the cross for our sins—all of our sins. It’s a popular notion today that some have
1 Peter 5:8: “Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” James 4:7-8 “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resisi the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands you sinners, and purify
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It’s going on a year since I’ve posted a blog. And quite a year it has been. Driving on the expressway, leaving Kansas City, I took the above picture. I lived there until COVID caused me to lose my rent house. When I saw the words, “go new places” I laughed. That’s exactly what I
Philomena, Sasha and Pia Young people these days are quick to do everything with their phone, especially taking pictures. They take pictures of everything, especially selfies with their BFF’s. I don’t think of these things until it’s too late. I wish I had taken pictures of Sasha, a young mother and Pia, her precious 10-month-old
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I had spent the first week with Mary and Judith, the two Marian Catechists who introduced me to Cardinal Burke, and Fr.’s Altman and Czerwonka. During the week I had met other people connected to the shrine. There were so many wonderfully kind and faithful Catholics. My heart felt at home. The Lord had shown
I drove into La Crosse, WI to the Shrine of Guadalupe and what a beautiful shrine it is! Although beautiful is too small a word to describe the Shrine buildings and grounds. Set on the side of a high hill, the paved path can be strenuous enough for some (me) to warrant a ride on
My health issues made moving quite a challenge. Fatigue limited what I was able to do, yet I was the only one who could do anything—everything. I had learned over the years, everything was up to me, myself and I. Even in my marriage. Having married someone disabled, everything was up to me. With his
My life was so terrible for so long that, many times, I wished for death, longed for death. Over the years, I learned that 1) my time is not my own and 2) my life is not my own. I have been bought with a price. Tragedy comes in a moment and sometimes there is
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