CORRECTION!
Oops! My EWTN interview will be airing Wednesday, April 30 at 5:30 PM! Every day this week, April 28-May 2, at 5:30 PM Eastern, Gifts of Hope with Paula Umana … Continue Reading CORRECTION!
TV Update
It’s coming! An EWTN crew flew up from Alabama to film me as I was interviewed by Paula Umana for a new series, Gifts of Hope. After a year of … Continue Reading TV Update
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
Offering It up
“Offer it up.” So I’ve been told when I am sorrowing or experiencing suffering from my debilitating disease. My response, usually unspoken, has been: “But… What does that mean?” A … Continue Reading Offering It up
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
Remember
This year, with everything going on in my country, I feel an even deeper need to be reminded of God’s Ever Present Presence, of God’s Providence. I need to remember … Continue Reading Remember
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?
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
“Not My Will”
[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”
Another Day Closer
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
The Gift of Joy
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
Purgatory
My eternal plans have changed. The Reason for Purgatory Even though I was raised in the Catholic Church, I didn’t hear or think much about Purgatory. When I was an … Continue Reading Purgatory
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
Heavy Blessing of Snow
Note: This poem is about renewal. It was prescheduled, so it is NOT about current events. Snow is snow, which is quite familiar in New England. As I would like … Continue Reading Heavy Blessing of Snow
As Autumn Leaves
The mask of bright-leafed gaiety drops away and displays the bare truth, vulnerable and thin without the show of exuberance. Let’s not pretend, you and I, that life is easy … Continue Reading As Autumn Leaves
Pearls
This poetic prayer, which came to me not long ago, seems appropriate to share with the upcoming Feasts of All Saints and All Souls, as well as the impending US … Continue Reading Pearls
Christina Chase 