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
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
Christina Chase 