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Season of Creation
You may already know that from September 1 through October 4 Christians are engaging in prayer and action for creation in a “Season of Creation.” October 4 happens to be the feast of St. Francis of...
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Season of Creation Part Two
The celebration of the Season of Creation doesn’t end until October 4. How appropriate that it lands during autumn when trees burst into color. It was just announced that Pope Francis’s second letter...
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Writing Motivators
Every so often someone asks me how I started writing. I didn’t plan to be a writer. My dream was to be a ninth-grade English teacher at Notre Dame Academy my whole life. That school has become Notre...
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When to Bite Your Tongue
The other day someone went ahead of me in a line. I thought of saying to her, “What am I? Invisible?” Fortunately these words went no farther than my brain. Maybe she didn’t realize I was next. Maybe...
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Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament
We are in the midst of a three-year National Eucharist Revival. A parish has asked me to speak about the relationship of the Blessed Virgin Mary to the Eucharist. Today I share some thoughts with you....
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God’s Wondrous Gift of Color
Here in Ohio the trees are bursting with gold, red, and orange—one of the best features of autumn, especially when they are showing their glory against a brilliant blue sky. Sister Barbara Soplata...
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Dying Words of Saints
Halloween is the Eve before we celebrate the Hallowed (Saints). In honor of this feast, which occurs the day this post appears, I offer you two excerpts from my book I Am Going … : Reflections on the...
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A Video for Vocation Awareness Week
The above illustration depicts Jesus calling Peter and Andrew to follow him as his disciples. God calls everyone to follow him, but some are called to special roles in the Church. November 5 to 11 is...
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Being in the Present Moment
You might have heard the saying, “The past is history, the future is a mystery, the present is a gift; that’s why it’s called present.” Often we are not aware of the present because we are thinking...
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Remembering to Give Thanks
Pessimists see their lives as a glass as half empty, while optimists see their lives as half full. Thoughtful people see their lives as a cup overflowing. Thanksgiving is a celebration of all the good...
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Christmas Cards: A Ministry
On November 27 my first Christmas card arrived. Time to unearth my Christmas card paraphernalia. Now the cards, stickers, and address labels are strewn across my dining room table. Before tackling the...
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Making the Best of Advent
Maybe like me you are being bombarded with helps to turn your Advent into a grace-filled season. Books, pamphlets, as well as podcasts, videos, and reflections emailed or sent to your site promise to...
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Prove You Love Yourself!
One of my memories is that of my nephew as a toddler clinging to his mother’s leg and saying, “I need some loving.” She responded by picking him and hugging him. All of us need loving. The primary...
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The Importance of Stars
Did you know that Star Street, emblazoned with stars, leads into Bethlehem? It symbolizes the star that led the Magi to the Infant Jesus. Mary, nine-months pregnant, and her husband, Joseph, may have...
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Have You Made a New Year’s Resolution?
Here’s a suggestion to improve your life this year: Revitalize your prayer. This month I’ve been writing a book about praying. I offer you one chapter today that might prompt an idea of how you can...
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A New You for the New Year
I’m watching the Hallmark movie “Three Wise Men and a Baby,” (very appropriate as Epiphany approaches). This movie is refreshingly different from other Hallmark movies, which are often mocked for...
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Lessons from a Hobby: Tatting
Mother Mary sewing I learned to tat, a form of lace making, on a bus. As we rode along on the way to a funeral for a Sister’s mother, I noticed a Sister seated across the aisle in front of me doing...
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Art as a Springboard to Prayer
Rose Window in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris Long ago illiterate people relied on art to learn the faith. Churches were filled with sacred stained-glass windows and statues meant to convey truths and...
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True Blue Friends
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The Bible: God’s Personal Words to You
“My words will never pass away,” Jesus said. His Word is contained in Scripture. This sacred book is meant to be a personal letter. It’s not addressed “To Occupant.” It’s not a duplicated letter like...
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