Wheelchair Reflections of Sacred Wonder
I’m really not very good at evangelizing. Don’t picture evangelists here, especially not televangelists. Instead, picture Jesus as He ascended telling His disciples to be His witnesses to the ends … Continue Reading Evangelizing and King Saul
Have you heard it said that we should see Christ in others? Good idea. But I do have one problem… Before we get to that problem, let me just say … Continue Reading Seeing Christ
Over the span of five days, here in New Hampshire, we had wind, rain, sleet, daffodils blooming, heavy snow with thunder and lightning, faint tremors from a New Jersey earthquake, … Continue Reading Stream of Thought
[This post is based upon a Lenten post from 2020.] How many times have I begged for my life of progressive disease and severe disability to be different? When I … Continue Reading “Not My Will”
It’s not all doom and gloom. Here’s a reflection that I really need to read for myself right now… Feature Photo by Joel Naren on Unsplash
I need some reminders. In this season of Lent, I need to be reminded how to grow in closer relationship with my Maker. One day, I will meet my Maker … Continue Reading Fat and Ashes
Weeks and years go by so fast that it feels like time is slipping away from me. I hate this feeling. Life is short. Time is precious. I want to … Continue Reading Another Day Closer
Another Christmas has come and gone — but not entirely. Christmas only began on Christmas day. It continues for another eight days, or twelve days or forty days, depending on … Continue Reading The Gift of Giving
Faith, hope, joy, love: these are represented by each candle in the Advent wreath. You’d think that the pink candle representing joy, Gaudete Sunday, would come on the last Sunday … Continue Reading The Gift of Joy
When I think about the terrible things happening in our world and in the familes of friends, I start to feel a hard, sinking sense of hopelessness. You too? But … Continue Reading The Gift of Hope
Do you struggle with faith? Me too. Maybe, like me, you sometimes find yourself praying, “I do believe, help my unbelief!”[i] This seems not uncommon for a person of faith. … Continue Reading The Gift of Faith
I’ve often felt bad for Lazarus, the friend of Jesus, whom Jesus rose from the dead. Why feel bad for him? Well, he went through the whole dying process, which … Continue Reading Lazarus and Dying Twice
I used to pray like this: “Our Parent, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name.…” Yes, I was one of those. But this was decades before our society began … Continue Reading Our Father?
The meaning of life can be understood very simply. The Lord’s Prayer In the month of October, we Catholics are encouraged to pray the rosary — whether it be for … Continue Reading Learn Mercy
How many times have you said the Lord’s Prayer? How many times have you actually prayed it? I’m sure that I must have recited the Lord’s Prayer a thousand times … Continue Reading The Lord’s Prayer
Hi, Jesus… (I don’t know what to say)… We shouldn’t have You trapped in the monstrance, we should let You out into the world.… But … You aren’t trapped, are … Continue Reading At Eucharistic Adoration
Christina Chase