“That’s what we storytellers do. We restore order with imagination. We instill hope again and again and again.” ~Walt Disney When I heard Walt Disney’s quote in the movie Saving Mr. Banks a few weeks ago, I knew that he had hit upon a powerful truth. Little did I realize at the time […]
Faith Based Schooling
One day I shared with my university professor father the name of a religious text I was using in my homeschool, and my dad snorted in disgust. “Use books with real material, for God’s sake!” The I-couldn’t-shoot-through-it-with-a-laser-gun irony was not lost on me. After all, every choice I made in my homeschooling […]
Finding Patience, by Virginia Lieto and Carole Hahn Panzner
When the Livingstone family relocates, their daughters miss their old neighborhood and friends. The eldest, Faith can’t wait for school to start so that she can make new friends. Unfortunately, Faith is shy, and the children on the school bus, her classmates, and the lunchtime crowd seem more interested in […]
Rejoice! Gospel Meditations, by Louis Evely
Lent invites us to refresh our souls, to refocus our lives, to set things right. Rejoice! by Louis Evely, has a way of growing us out of our comfort zones into the light. It challenges us to lift our crosses and follow Jesus. Evely writes: “There were times when Jesus […]
The School of Poetry from Katie O’Neil
Editor’s Note: Katie O’Neil, our volunteer poetry resource, has an obvious love for that written form. She has a degree in literature with a specialty in poetry. For that reason we have decided to add a third Sunday feature that includes Katie’s sharing of some of her knowledge in addition […]
Your Faith Has Made You Well, by Barbara Hosbach
Thank you Barbara Hosbach for writing, exclusively for me, “Your Faith Has Made You Well.” I’m amazed at how you know me so thoroughly, and I realize that you must have spent hours or even days meditating on each of these scriptures in order to develop such marvelous insights and […]
I Thirst for Your Love – Book Review from Barb Schonenberger
From time to time our members come across a “treasure” that they just have to yell about. Today we can all benefit from a find from Barb Schonenberger. KC All of us need reminders of how much God loves us and how much He desires that […]
My Neighbor and the “Firsts”
Did you practice either the First Friday or the First Saturday devotions? My mother told me about them—or was it the nuns at St. Peter in Chains Grade School. I don’t know if I actually completed one before I was twenty but I know I tried. As I remember them, […]
The Writing Road to Sainthood
T Today’s advice is from the late Fr. John Hardon, S.J. Fr. Hardon believed that daily writing helps us make a “giant stride on the road to sanctity.” Why is writing such an asset of the spiritual life? Writing provides discipline for the mind, “gives direction to our thinking,” and […]