Advice for Those Grieving Lost Spouses

During August I will be with the Sisters of Notre Dame in Africa. So, instead of a post from me this week, here is a guest post written by Patricia Sarmiento. I hope if you are grieving your marriage partner you personally find these words helpful. Maybe you can refer it to someone else who […]
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 […]
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, […]
Eucharist, Our Sacred Meal

An Amazing Gift 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 a cup of wine and claimed, “This is my blood.” Some faith traditions hold […]
Why Jesus Is Called Lamb of God

ILast week I wrote about shepherds. Now let’s focus on lambs. A nursery rhyme begins, “Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb. . . . It’s fleece was white as snow.” Coincidentally, that describes the Blessed Virgin and Baby Jesus! Most Nativity sets include at least one lamb. We think it is sweet […]
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 […]
Music for Ears, Heart, and Brain

Music is a special gift God uniquely gave to humans. We are able to sing and play instruments.
Ignatian Prayer with Senses and Imagination

An engaging way to make the Gospels come alive