Today is Ash Wednesday, so once again we’re entering into a beautiful liturgical time in our Church year – the Lenten season. In order to prepare us for Easter and the joy of the resurrection, the Catholic Church as well as many other Christian faiths give us 40 days to practice penance, prayer, and almsgiving.Read the whole post >>
Letting God In
I had my first meeting with a spiritual director this past week. Not surprisingly, I spent a big chunk of the time rambling about where I am spiritually, some of the challenges I face, my difficulties with spiritual dryness. Yada. Yada. Yada. In short, I put my faith life and my innermost struggles with itRead the whole post >>
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
I recently had plans to go to weekday Mass. My good intentions were nearly thwarted. First, the natives were restless and I woke up not once, not even twice, but three times in the night. At the break of dawn, I had to drag my exhausted, bedraggled zombie of a self out of bed. ARead the whole post >>
Comparing Our Crosses
A few years ago my mom said something I’ve never forgotten. When I was in the thick of treatment for my eating disorder, she was shouldering her own share of burdens – ones that were completely out of her control. Out of the blue one day, I burst into tears and said something like, “WhyRead the whole post >>
Pit Stop for Peace
I went to confession recently and my penance was to try to make an occasional stop by the adoration chapel. The priest kindly encouraged me to do little things to nurture my prayer life. “Just pay a quick visit, a few minutes or so, and bring the kids.” So last week we made a pitRead the whole post >>