Manna in Sickness
One Sunday a few weeks ago, while receiving Holy Communion, I realized that Jesus wants my heart. Sure, as Christians we’ve heard that kind of thing before, but sometimes it’s … Continue Reading Manna in Sickness
My Tough Mother
A tribute to my mother for Mother’s Day. Wait for it… In Eden, before Adam and Eve fell from grace, was there no pain? Some classic Christian theology suggests that … Continue Reading My Tough Mother
Easter Joy
The season of Lent is over, and now…Now what?Christ is risen. Now begins our new life in Christ.Yes, I’ve been a Christian for over 20 years, but am I really? … Continue Reading Easter Joy
Fasting, Prayer, Almsgiving
What was the purpose of this journey? Was it to get rid of some unwanted items by giving them away or unwanted pounds by fasting? Was it to accomplish self-improvement? … Continue Reading Fasting, Prayer, Almsgiving
The Heart
Today is the Feast of a Saint who had visions of Jesus and His Sacred Heart. This month of October, The Church emphasizes the great needed to respect life, the … Continue Reading The Heart
Fragility of Humans
Because I’m so very physically weak due to my progressive neuromuscular disease, I want to be very strong emotionally, as well as intellectually and spiritually. I am dependent upon others … Continue Reading Fragility of Humans
Praying for Final Journey
“Where do we go after we die?” I remember having a book in my bookshelf with a title similar to this question, a book designed to help a child understand … Continue Reading Praying for Final Journey
The Eternal Passion
Is all human suffering the same suffering — the suffering of God who is a man? Did He not exist before all of us? Did He not live in the … Continue Reading The Eternal Passion
The Destination
Maybe you’ve heard it said, “The journey is the destination.” Sounds deep, right? I believed it once myself. But it’s just flat-out wrong. Every journey has a destination or else … Continue Reading The Destination
Let’s Do Lent
I like Lent. Is that wrong? It can certainly seem like the Lenten season is designed to make us miserable. We begin with getting marked on our foreheads with ashes … Continue Reading Let’s Do Lent
Praying for the Dead
In the month of November, the Catholic Church (all of us) devote special time and attention to praying for the dead. So I’m sharing here a biblical example of pious … Continue Reading Praying for the Dead
Hope on All Hallows Eve
My family recently received some very happy news, and this came just a few days before we learned that another family received terribly sorrowful news. Life is beautiful. Life is … Continue Reading Hope on All Hallows Eve
Am I Meant to Suffer?
Looking back, I still don’t know why I did what I did. But … maybe that’s what God wanted me to do? The day after the Fourth of July, my … Continue Reading Am I Meant to Suffer?
Sick of Stalling
Remember how I told you that I was writing another book? Well … that hasn’t been going very well. When I had a gravely serious chest cold this summer and … Continue Reading Sick of Stalling
Waiting
While I was struggling for air for five weeks, frightfully congested with a severe chest cold, my breathing completely stopped multiple times a day, I remembered certain bits and pieces … Continue Reading Waiting
