Daily Step – Never stop moving forward.
“Instructions for living a life.Pay attention.Be astonished.Tell about it.” ― Mary Oliver I’ve been gone for a couple weeks from writing, and it’s time to tell...
Ad Majorem – "Toward the Greater"
“Instructions for living a life.Pay attention.Be astonished.Tell about it.” ― Mary Oliver I’ve been gone for a couple weeks from writing, and it’s time to tell...
I put this quote on the first slide of a discernment retreat I led a week ago. It seemed appropriate to remind everyone there (and myself...
Love gives worth to all things… Even a torn up, ratty blanket. Ever since my oldest was two, he has held on tight to a blanket...
Love is the solution. The only solution. According to Dorothy Day. Wise lady! (She’s inching closer to sainthood as we speak, by the way) But oh...
Are you worthy of love? What a question, right? What a rabbit hole we can go down trying to answer that one! So why ask it?...
What does it mean to love the world? This morning I am preparing to talk to an RCIA class on Mary and the Saints. This is...
Can I choose to be happy? Maybe. Maybe not. Can I choose joy? Henri Nouwen says I can. He says: “Joy is not the same as...
“Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid of it’s plenty.” There is plenty of joy to be had. At least according to Mary Oliver. This week,...
Where will you seek joy this week? How can you find joy even amidst the challenges you are currently facing? That the world around you is...
Are you at peace today? Or does something feel out of place? Is your burden light right now?Or heavy? Do you have someone helping you carry...