Lenten Reflections: The Fourth Sunday of Lent
Curiosity, sinner, listening, seeing, believing. . . These words all come to mind as I reflect on John’s gospel and my own Lenten experience.
Lenten Reflections: St. Patrick’s Day (Third Week of Lent)
Earlier this month I saw a movie entitled The Shack, based on a book published in 2007 by the same name written by William P. Young. It tells the tale of a man struggling with a family tragedy who is…
Lenten Reflections: The Second Sunday of Lent
The Lord said to Abram: “Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you.” Genesis 12:1
Lenten Reflections: The First Sunday of Lent
The Gospel of Matthew 4:1-2: Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.
We Rise Again
As a convert, Ash Wednesday has been a fascinating mystery of Catholicism to me.
Human Trafficking Awareness Month
Much has happened in the world of ending Human Trafficking since I blogged last year in January, 2016. Now it is once again Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Not a day goes by that there is not something in the news…
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Would you please consider taking a few minutes each day in praying for trafficking victims?
Fourth Week of Advent
It is amazing to me that, as we approach Christmas, as we near the end of Advent, when things are getting more frenetic, the fourth Sunday of Advent is Peace!
Third Week of Advent
The candle we light this week is the candle of joy…the rose within the purple candles. This is my favorite of the themes. In this season of Advent, of anticipation, joy is surely a sign of our preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus!