Helpless
What do you see when you look upon a Nativity scene?
I share a very personal story in this reflection on Jesus in the manger. Merry Christmas…
Tiny
Sometimes, I feel so tiny that I could just blow away into nothingness. Weakened by disease, sickened by some ailment or another, my body feels thin and brittle, like I … Continue Reading Tiny
Eternal Life? Really?
Getting personal. If I truly believe in life after death, then… I profess to believe in the afterlife. But do I really mean it? Do I act on my faith? … Continue Reading Eternal Life? Really?
The Tree of Life
Have you ever tried to sum up your faith or the Faith? Raised as a Catholic, I wasn’t well educated as one. I rejected the Faith — even the existence … Continue Reading The Tree of Life
Holy Words
Surely, I’m too little to make a difference. What good can my small act of kindness possibly do in this messed up world? In the beginning of October, we celebrate … Continue Reading Holy Words
Recovering from Covid
I would like this post to be about how the whole world is now recovering from Covid, a pandemic long in our past, its side effects becoming a thing of … Continue Reading Recovering from Covid
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Pictured is one small attempt of mine to live in the Sacred Heart — my mousepad. And this quick post is one very small way to celebrate the Feast of … Continue Reading Sacred Heart of Jesus
Pictures of My Mother
I’m a writer, so I should be able to express everything that I think and feel and have experienced in written words. Right? Wrong. Over the years, I have written … Continue Reading Pictures of My Mother
Crosses Carry: Prayer
I feel hesitant and awkward about this quote from Saint John Vianney: “Why not love our crosses, and make use of them to carry us to heaven?” I don’t really … Continue Reading Crosses Carry: Prayer
Too Late for Me
I wonder … is this genocide? No, of course it isn’t, I tell myself. Genocide is the brutal, bloody business of exterminating an entire group of people based on a … Continue Reading Too Late for Me
Constants & 8 Years of Blogging
I had just written to a friend that it was over. The hundreds of books sold in a month, the flurry of interviews on radio and television — all things … Continue Reading Constants & 8 Years of Blogging
Through
There’s thunder and lightning, bombings and gunfire, and I’m abandoned in the dark — horrifically alone. At any moment I could be obliterated, searing explosions invading my mind so I … Continue Reading Through
Unborn
We all begin in mystery. When I was smaller than the period at the end of this sentence, my life’s story began. All that I cosmically and genetically am was … Continue Reading Unborn
Pray While Masking?
(Please check out the prayer I found below!) I don’t think anybody likes wearing a mask during this Covid-19 pandemic. I know I don’t. But we don’t have to like … Continue Reading Pray While Masking?
The Gift
A bit of poetry, musing on Creation, Autumn … and Mother … She, the flora of forests and fields, gives herself beautifully in the berries that she yields and the … Continue Reading The Gift
What Kind of Child Are You?
Imagine that your parents are the most amazing parents, loving, forgiving, kind, and generous with their abundant resources. You know that your parents are wholly good and that they love … Continue Reading What Kind of Child Are You?
Christina Chase 