Spiritual Growth

Creating, Living, Breathing, Pausing

Where have I been? Why the silence? Why the sole blinking cursor that never turns into letters or words? First, we were busy creating (hence, the blog post below). My hands all dirty with paint and pastel chalk dust steered clear of the pristine (sterile, lifeless) keyboard. More recently, we found ourselves in rural MaineRead the whole post >>

Perseverance

“However slow we are to answer, however unable or unwilling we are to do his bidding at once, we need not be downcast or discouraged. God is willing to wait for us for many a day, and even many a year, especially when perseverance and good desires are in our hearts.” -Adapted from the wordsRead the whole post >>

Spiritual Detachment v. Attached Theory of Psychology

Blasted semantics. So many misunderstandings, especially in the online world, boil down to word choice. I mentioned how difficult it was for me to write my latest column at Inside Catholic. A lot of it had to do with the fact that I was rehashing some painful memories in my past. But I also knewRead the whole post >>

Detachment Parenting

You can read my latest column at Inside Catholic: Detachment Parenting: Learning to Let Go. Comments are open over there and as always, I love hearing your thoughts. (Even though I have my older brother’s blessing to write about his and our family’s dark years, this wasn’t an easy one to write.)

What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

There was a boy who I thought was the “one.” We met in college – not at some rowdy co-ed party – but at the Catholic Center on campus. Maybe that was my first mistake. I’d so badly wanted to find the “perfect Catholic guy” that I was blinded by bliss and never saw “IT”Read the whole post >>