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
Our Father: The Lord’s Prayer
Jesus gave us a precious gift when he taught us how to pray.
The Cross of Christ Then and Now
The ultimate sign of God’s love
Women Cherished by Jesus, Prayer, and Scripture
Beginning with his mother, Jesus cherished women and still does.
God and Women
God has a heart for women. Jesus disregarded Jewish laws and customs to minister to them. Risen, he first appeared to women.
The Greatest Love: The Sacred Heart
This week I aim to finish writing a book for a publisher by Friday. Therefore to save time and since it’s June again, I’m reprising (mostly)a previous post about the Sacred Heart. Last week I spoke to catechetical leaders in our diocese about the love of Christ. I wanted a statue of the Sacred Heart […]
2024: Year of Prayer before Jubilee Year
Did you know that Pope Francis declared this the Year of Prayer? It is a prelude to next year’s Jubilee Year of Hope. At the Chrism Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on March 28, he stressed the importance of rediscovering our need “to cultivate prayer that is not obligatory and functional, but freely chosen, tranquil […]