See? My mind is full of ‘loaded’ questions this week. Maybe the question is “How do you hold your peace when the world around you is chaotic?”. That could really describe all of us at one moment or another. The simple answer to how to hold your peace isn’t simple at all. You practice. It… Continue reading How well do you hold your peace?
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Do you know where you are going?
Yep. This is a loaded question, on soooo many levels. If we are talking direction-wise, I have a decent sense of direction. When in France, I am the person looking at the map, then saying, well- it’s over there, let’s go that way. I usually discover interesting people and places along the way. I may… Continue reading Do you know where you are going?
How are we helping loved ones go home to Jesus?
We are all on our journey home to heaven. I find it poetic (and hopefully accurate) when I think about death, that I think about going home. I can’t imagine it, or even begin to fathom what it might be like, but I know it exists and the when this life ends, another one begins.… Continue reading How are we helping loved ones go home to Jesus?
Are you looking up or down?
I’m sure you have seen them. All the people walking, staring at their phones. It’s as if life will end if they aren’t glued to the screen. It’s summer and now light in the mornings (and cooler) so I am out walking bright and early. I see plenty of people on my regular route, many… Continue reading Are you looking up or down?
Did you see the white smoke?
What a day! What a week. I don’t remember being this involved the last time a Pope was chosen. The process has not changed and is very ‘old world’, but it works. That’s the key. Today, as I watched live from my living room, people from different backgrounds, different nationalities, speaking different languages all were… Continue reading Did you see the white smoke?
Have you prayed a novena lately?
Novenas are one of my most favorite types of prayer. A novena is a prayer that you pray for nine consecutive days for a certain intention. You can pray a novena for a saint’s intercession for the challenge that you are dealing at that moment. Here are a few examples: There is truly a saint… Continue reading Have you prayed a novena lately?
Do you feel qualified?
Life is quite an interesting journey. Lately I have been pondering the saying “God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called.” I’m sure that everyone has asked themselves that question at some point or other, and one year ago, I sat in a church and God asked me to do something. Start a blog.… Continue reading Do you feel qualified?
Are you using your gifts? Do you know what they are?
I’m sure that it is no surprise to you that we are all unique and have unique gifts. This conversation/topic has come up several times in the past few weeks, so it must be a good time to discuss it. In the Scripture we hear about the gifts of the Holy Spirit, we read about… Continue reading Are you using your gifts? Do you know what they are?
Who do you say I am?
Jesus asks the disciples this same question. The give Him all kinds of answers, a prophet, the Messiah, Son of God, etc. The charm here is that Jesus already knows who He is. He asks the question to see how the disciples understand who He is. There have been signs, the disciples know Him, but… Continue reading Who do you say I am?
Who or what makes you brave?
Bravery has been on my mind this week. I pondered it last weekend when thinking of missionaries and St. Patrick. It has lingered in my mind all week- in a dream about Joan of Arc, and then references to Joan have popped up intermittently all week. So I took the nudge and looked up why… Continue reading Who or what makes you brave?