Divine Drudgery

Echoes from a New Catholic Divine Drudgery By Lisa Livezey “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” – John 1:46 (NAB) I wrote down a list of chores for the day – fold laundry, weed front flower bed, drive my son to swim practice, make meatloaf for dinner – the items […]

Angels in Waiting

Echoes from a New Catholic Angels in Waiting By Lisa Livezey And the angels ministered to him. – Mark 1:13 (RSVCE) “We don’t offer individual retreats – you might want to try the IHM Spirituality Center,” she suggested. I had phoned a Catholic retreat house, seeking an overnight stay. It […]

From Cross to Crucifix

From Cross to Crucifix By Lisa Livezey Sitting alongside my daughter’s college textbooks was a paperback book entitled, Letters to a Young Catholic by George Wiegel – an author unfamiliar to me. We were a faith-filled Protestant family and the thought of my daughter becoming Catholic was alarming! Upon my […]

Spring Time

SPRING TIME (1-min read) By Lisa Livezey “All my fresh springs are in thee.” – Psalm 87:7 (DW-DO)[1] As a devotional writer, I sometimes worry that moments of spiritual inspiration might dry up. Deadlines loom – some professionally set and others personally mandated. What if I run dry of sacred […]

My Daily D.R.E.E.M.

My Daily D.R.E.E.M. By Lisa Livezey Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.  ~ Langston Hughes (1901-1967)[i] When considering 2024 goals, some of us may struggle to fit in writing. But the Divine Call nudges and prods. Therefore, this writer has […]

O Ancient Gates

O Ancient Gates I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. – John 10:9 (NRSVCE) The gate may appear antiquated, but beautiful nonetheless. Most critically, it is THE gate which the gate keeper opens for those who […]