The CWG Book Blast! Barb Szyszkiewicz’s The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours
Imaginative Wonder
Elves and Wood Folk live here. In a late-summer morning, birds chirping, crickets humming, green leaves languidly swaying, bushes blooming, hens wandering sedately across the yard—queens of their private domain—and my world is blessed. I do not trouble my soul with questions on such a morning. I breathe deep and […]
Head for Shore
The lake before me runs at an even pace with ripples breaking against the rocky, wooded shoreline. November trees adorned with crumpled, brown leaves shiver in a cold breeze. Evergreens standout, their pine branches waving as if to salute distant friends who never get any closer. This should be a […]
Loneliness in America—A Growing and Deadly Epidemic spurred on by the Covid-19 Pandemic; where is God in all of this?
By Larry Peterson I have learned that loneliness has no boundaries. It stretches out its tentacles and wraps them around those who may have lost a spouse, a child, a parent, a sibling, or even a dear friend. I have been widowed twice and know full well how loneliness can […]
Independence from God
By guest author Colleen Pressprich “Independence from God is an illusion that harms us.” These words from the March Magnificat (p. 188) have been echoing in my heart this week. Partially through Lent, I had gotten complacent in my prayer life, and with this one sentence, God cut through the […]
Review: Invite the Holy Spirit into Your Life
This calm, joyful book, Invite the Holy Spirit into Your Life, celebrates the fruits of the Holy Spirit with Deanna Bartalini’s thoughts and experiences, beautiful Scriptures, and meditations. With all its simplicity, the book engages the wisdom and power of the Holy Spirit to inspire and empower anyone who seek the gifts […]
The Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer I) Take a peek inside the Love that is the Holy Trinity
I attended Christmas Day Mass at 8 a.m. in my church: Sacred Heart in Pinellas Park, Florida. We have a Mercedarian priest, Father Mike Donovan, who has been with us for several months and he was the celebrant. Father used the Roman Canon in this Mass. (Canon is the word […]
What’s on God’s To-Do List for you?
What surprises does God have on his to-do list for you today? Does he wake you up early enough to enjoy the beautiful sunrise he created? As you get dressed, does he prompt you to pray for a divorced friend or cancer-stricken relative? Perhaps when you get to work and […]
Were we supposed to learn a specific lesson from Irma and Harvey?*
“Speak to Him often of your business, your plans, your troubles, your fears — of everything that concerns you.” — St. Alphonsus Liguori Officially, the annual hurricane season begins June 1 and ends on November 30, and every year we Floridians receive our annual Hurricane Preparedness Newsletter The fact is, most […]
The Promise of Lent and Grace of Eastertide
The one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus. (Phillipians 1:6) As the end of Lent nears, we see how far we have come. And we see how far we have to go to become the holy children of […]