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 […]
The Creative Power of Love
Love is creative. Love is transformative. Love can create something good that was not there before. Love can take what is there and transform it into something better. God has given each of us the incredible privilege, and the serious responsibility, of participating in the creative, transformative power of love.
Sanctifying Habits: What is God Asking of Me Today?
When a broken habit turns into a month of unproductivity, Maria Riley has found a way to get back on track.
Lord, I Want to See
Most of us are not physically blind, but we all suffer from at least some degree of spiritual blindness. As people who are so often blind, whether willfully or inadvertently, to the good in others, let us join in the blind man’s entreaty (Luke 18:41): Lord, help us to see!
Saint Joseph: A Man for All Women
In celebration of the Feast of St. Joseph on March 19, author Mary McWilliams encourages women to ask this great provider and protector for his intercession in all seasons of life.
The Power of a Smile
When feeling down and isolated, Maria Riley found a simple solution right across her face.
“Get Outta My Tribe!”
Ben Bongers wonders why we love to be bad. Why we refuse to listen to anyone. Why the more someone points out how bad we’ve been, the more we “double down” and become even worse! Why do we constantly make the choice to do the wrong thing?
There Are No Ordinary People
There are no ordinary people, because God made every single one of us imago Dei—in his own image and likeness (Genesis 1:26). Keeping this in mind helps us to see the good in others, even when that goodness is a little (or a lot) harder to see at first.
Finding Treasures in Pockets of Time
Maria Riley describes how she has learned to turn tiny pockets of time over to God.
Magnificat of a Prodigal
In the month when we honor the Baptism of the Lord (Jan. 8) and the conversion of St. Paul (Jan. 25), author Mary McWilliams reflects upon her own baptism and return to the church which revealed a personal understanding of the Magnificat.