Posts Tagged ‘spirits’
Supernatural Messages from Beyond
Every once in a while, something happens that can’t be explained. In some cases we receive a message concerning a dearly departed one. Here are a few of them that I know about: One day when I visited Sister Mary Agera, an eighty-something Sister in our Health Care, she told me this story. As a…
Read MoreHoly Angels on Earth and in Heaven
Today is September 29, feast of the archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. The day after tomorrow we will be in October, the month dedicated to the angels. And October 2 is the feast of our Guardian Angels. You probably memorized the prayer to your guardian angel: “Angel of God, my guardian dear . . .”…
Read MoreHow to Beat the Blahs: Banishing Bad Moods
On some days we leap out of bed and say, “Good morning, Lord.” On other days we drag ourselves out from under the covers, muttering “Good Lord, it’s morning.” I think it’s a human condition that we encounter stretches in our life’s journey when we don’t feel like doing anything, going anywhere, or talking to…
Read MoreAngels, Guardian Angels, Seraphim, Cherubim and Other Holy Spirits
This week my new book, The Catholic Companion to Angels, will be out. In honor of the occasion, for my blog I am posting the introduction to the book: A Catholic women’s group once invited me to give a talk on angels. My first reaction was, Why angels when there are far weightier topics the…
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