Hummingbirds: God’s Intricate Creation

I chose an apartment on the third floor so I would be on a level with birds. One day while I was standing on my balcony, a hummingbird flew right by my nose. That was probably because of the hummingbird feeders on my neighbors’ balconies. My feeder was not a success. Ants loved it. However, […]

Freedom Isn’t Free

On July 4 we celebrate the birthday of our nation when we became free from Britain’s tyranny. More than that, we celebrate the freedoms that are the bedrock of our society. As our Declaration of Independence states, all people are “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and […]

Sacred Heart, Symbol of Love

The Sacred Heart of Jesus is the focus of our devotion in the month of June. (Each month has a particular focus. For example, May is devoted to Mary.)  Appropriately the United States Bishops consecrated the United States to the Sacred Heart on June 11 this year (2026). Why the Sacred Heart? A heart symbolizes […]

Eucharist, Our Sacred Meal-Replay

An Amazing Gift I think this is the third and last post that did not reach subscribers. On Holy Thursday we heard the story of how Jesus instituted the Eucharist. And lately the Mass readings have to do with this sacrament. Jesus took some bread and said, “This is my body,” and then he held […]

Mary, a Mother for Moms Replay

Mary Can Identify with Moms Today I believe this is another post that did not reach subscribers. So here it is again. Recently I spoke to a group of moms and grandmothers. They requested that I talk about how Mary was a model for mothers. This prompted me to review the Blessed Mother’s life noticing […]

Encouragement vs. Discouragement Replay

Through some glitch in the system, three of my posts did not reach subscribers. So I am sending them out again! (This also gives me some extra time as I prepare to go to Africa next month!) Recently a friend who returned from South Africa told me this story. She met a woman, who had […]

The Holy Spirit, Our Invisible Advocate

We’ve just celebrated the great feast of Pentecost. Did you wear red for it? Do you remember when we referred to the Holy Ghost? Spirit and ghost (from Old English gast) are synonyms, but as time passed, ghost came to mean a dead person and was frightening to children and somewhat creepy. So the Church […]

Creation: God’s Masterpiece

Creation Speaks of God The other day after a storm, I saw a brilliant double rainbow in the sky above our property. You can see it in my photo above. It made me think that if that rainbow is so beautiful, how much more beautiful God must be and how good he was to give us […]

Rosary Trivia

No doubt everyone recognizes the Rosary as a Catholic devotion. Presumably, most Catholics own at least one rosary. Chances are, they pray it while traveling or trying to fall asleep, finding it more comforting than lavender oil. Rosaries hang from rear view mirrors and are in hands of those in coffins. As I research the […]

Mary, a Mother for Moms

Mary Can Identify with Moms Today Recently I spoke to a group of moms and grandmothers. They requested that I talk about how Mary was a model for mothers. This prompted me to review the Blessed Mother’s life noticing how it resembled what current moms might be going through. Because it is May, Mary’s month, […]