Last Words, Sacred and Silly Ones
The Final Words of Jesus The final words of a person who is dying can have special meaning. Preeminent of these are what are known as the Seven Last Words of Jesus that he uttered from the Cross. To refresh your memory, they are as follows: Some Dying Words of Humans Those holy words are […]
Angels, Our Powerful Friends
Feasts for Angels Angels have feasts on September 30 (the Archangels St. Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel) and on October 2 (the Guardian Angels), so I was going to blog about angels this week. However, then I discovered I already have seven blogs about angels! These contain several fascinating stories about how they came to the […]
Sunflowers: Mysterious, Meaningful, Glorious, and Useful
Sunflowers mean something special to me. A fourth-grade project was planting a garden at our house that our teacher would judge. I recall that my garden alongside our garage boasted tall sunflowers. That was exciting in itself, but added to that, my teacher came to my home! Now I belong to a religious community for […]
A Book on Mary, Guided by the Spirit
Although May is Mary’s month, this month has a few Marian Feasts. For example, there is her birthday on September 8 and the feast of the Sorrowful Mother on September 16. So it’s appropriate that I blog about my Mary books this week. All my books came to be in various ways. My first one […]
St. Therese’s Little Way, Simple and Speedy
St. Therese of Lisieux captivated the hearts of many people because of her simple, practical spirituality of the “Little Way.” She accepted the fact that she wouldn’t gain heaven by stupendous feats. Not for her the path of the martyr, missionary, or priest. Instead, she soared to heaven by doing little ordinary acts with great […]
Carlo Acutis, A Boy Saint
Carlo Acutis will be canonized this Sunday (September 7) in Rome. Dying at the age of fifteen from leukemia, he is one of the youngest saints—the first millennial one. Originally Pope Francis scheduled this canonization for April 27, but after he died, Pope Leo inherited the job of canonizing this young boy. Carlo’s Childhood Carlo […]
Art for Enjoyment, Inspiration, and Knowledge
Most of us have grown up with art, creating it ourselves or enjoying others’ work.
Music for Ears, Heart, and Brain
Music is a special gift God uniquely gave to humans. We are able to sing and play instruments.
Glorious Heavens Viewed from Earth
“The heavens declare the glory of God” (Psalm 19:1). They certainly do. Witnessing the red Sturgeon full moon hanging like a jewel in the sky two nights this week, prompts me to write about the phenomena above Earth. The Moon The moon has always fascinated people. Its appearance changes as it goes through phases from […]
Creation Speaks of God and for Him
All creation shouts the glory of God. It is His handiwork and our task is to protect and nurture it.