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 […]
Knowing the Drill
Knowing the Drill by Lisa Livezey The burden bearers carried their loads in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and with the other held a weapon. – Nehemiah 4:17 (NRSV) They worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other. Working and […]
Why the One-Minute Photo Devotion?
Lisa Livezey shares the story behind her one minute photo devotions.
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 […]
Grounded
Lord, I can’t see the big picture. Help me to trust in You in the midst of change and to be a “giving tree” deeply rooted in You and upon which those around me can depend.
Flying Solo
Just one individual on site offering care to the sick and infirm. Is it you?
Lisa Livezey