In the past six months, my large family of eleven has been tested by multiple traumas; we have been bombarded with illness, cancer and subsequent
Twenty-five years ago, my husband discovered a book at a Trappist monastery that changed our lives entitled “Guidelines For Mystical Prayer” by a British Carmelite nun, Ruth
Years ago, I was washing up some pots, just before dinner, when all of a sudden a word popped into my head, seemingly out of
I call the new movement of God Presence Evangelism, because it is quiet, subtle and entirely grassroots. The stars have fallen. The big names have grown old. Society is
Last week was Holy Week. Churches around the entire globe waited in prayerful vigil, with lights dimmed, all images covered with the congregation in respectful, somber
Just like C.S. Lewis, I was Surprised by Joy. Of course, there are certain serious Catholic bloggers who have a problem with my spirituality. Often traditional,
The modern world heaps scorn on those who have experienced miracles. This cynical attitude simply serves to coerce most legitimate eyewitnesses into silence; only quacks
Twenty-five years ago, my husband discovered a book entitled \”Guidelines to Mystical Prayer\” by a British Carmelite nun, Ruth Burrows. That book changed our lives.
I don’t want to argue about the reality of the communion of saints, both the living and the dead. I just want to encourage believers and seekers
I once asked a priest what my life would have been like if I had not experienced suffering, if I had married a well-off dentist,
Mothering a large family is my calling and my vocation. As a result, I am a conundrum: a rather outmoded sort of woman, ridiculed by modern career
In the Old Testament, the Azazel goat, translated as scapegoat, was one of two goats chosen for a ceremony on The Day of Atonement. The
Although I am a mother of nine and a grandmother to two other little ones, my first encounter with my third grandchild startled me. I
Ah, we love to make fun of those in love, the young and the naive who view the world through rose-colored glasses. But what about
To all people raised to be a success in a Western capitalist society: Have you sacrificed all on the altar of success? Since preschool, society has
What would be the absolute worst thing that could happen to a nice Protestant girl? Why Mary, the Blessed Virgin, would do a little interior
Why do Faithful American Catholics Label Pope Francis: A Modernist Heretic? Every time Pope Francis speaks, the papers are filled with sensational headlines; he does not
The worst possible fate for me would be to die and discover that I had lived an existence similar to the allegory described in Plato’s Cave. Plato
As Catholics, we are often leery of personal revelation because we are afraid of the being deceived but really, do we trust more in the
God has inscribed a moral code on my heart. It is hidden in my deepest self. Actually, if as an adult, I can block out my own ego
Pope Francis has been in office for just over 100 days. Nearly every day this charismatic man delights us with his actions and words, filling
Man lives in constant delusion. There is a world of difference between a man who is aware of himself, sitting on a hill and looking
