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The Perfect Saint
Whenever I teach a confirmation class, one of my favorite parts is helping the kids choose their confirmation Saint. This Saint is the one whose name they receive at confirmation and will have a special relationship with for the rest … Continue reading
The Fruits of our Labor
I love how we finish summer by taking a well-deserved break from working to celebrate Labor Day. As my children head back to school, and our routine becomes somewhat normal again, I feel like it’s more of a last hurrah, … Continue reading
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Tagged career, Labor Day, ministry, prayer, vocation
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Come to the garden with me
Every year [on Holy Thursday], my family and I enter [adoration] and pray for a while after the main service has ended. Sitting with Jesus in His agony is a powerful and emotional moment for all of us. However, this … Continue reading
Posted in Easter, Holy Week, Lent, Love, prayer, Walking Through Holy Week
Tagged adoration, garden, Holy Thursday, Holy Week, Lent, prayer
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Jump-start your Lent
How is your Lent going? If you need a little jump-start, try this prayer. It’s beautiful. God, Once again – For it is certainly not the first time You call me to return to the center that is you To … Continue reading
Day of Prayer Retreat
Join me on Sunday March 10, from 1-5 for the Let There Be Peace Prayer Retreat at St. Austin’s Catholic Church in Austin, TX. I’m excited to be speaking to you about prayer along with Michael Flahive and Laurie Kertz. … Continue reading
Take a closer look
Before we lose Thanksgiving in all the hustle and bustle of Christmas, I’d like to give you a small tool to help keep you in a state of gratitude. It’s a simple practice, devised by St. Ignatius Loyola, that invites … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, prayer, Thanksgiving
Tagged Examen, gratitude, Ignatian Spirituality, prayer, St. Ignatius, Thanksgiving
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The right kind of prayer
I love how we pray, and to think about how God hears us. I know there have to be times when He just smiles and shakes His head at me, and I imagine you have had moments like those yourself. … Continue reading
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Tagged Gospel of Mark, James and John, prayer, thy will be done
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Joy in my Heart
What brings you joy? Truly brings you joy? Have you thought about that lately? I was thinking about that the other day. I have lots of things that bring me joy – laughing with my children, hiking outside on … Continue reading
Who’s praying for you?
Every once in a while I stop in a prayer and really think about what I’m saying. You know what I mean – that moment when you really hear what your saying or suddenly see it from a different perspective. … Continue reading
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Tagged Hail Mary, Magnificat, Mary, prayer
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Come Holy Spirit, I think
A friend shared this beautiful prayer with me, and I want to share it with you. Pray it. Live it. Come Holy Spirit! Holy Spirit Come to me! Fill me! Inspire me! No, that’s not right Be the … Continue reading
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