There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up. ~ John Holmes This always sounds so nice in my head – Reach down and lift people up. But then I have to ask myself, how am I, really, reaching out to anyone around me and lifting them up? That...
Always HOPE. Life can get mucky… but, April showers bring May flowers. Hope. My circumstances can cause me to freeze in fear or confusion, just as the disciples did upon rolling the stone away from the tomb. Jesus suffered, terribly. He died! Horribly! Hope? Wait – the rest of...
Dear friends in Christ, The Easter Triduum is the highest celebration in the Catholic liturgy. The Triduum consists of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and The Easter Vigil. As we prepare ourselves for the celebration of the Triduum, I would like to point out one action of each of the three days to...
Compassion is the feeling of shared suffering. When you feel someone else’s suffering, there is the birth of understanding. ~Deepak Chopra Palm Sunday brings me face to face with the harsh reality of just what Jesus suffered for me – for us. It is brutal. But it reminds me...
If anyone of you is without sin let him be the first to throw a stone. Oh brother, this seems like a trick question! Of course I’m not perfect, but my sin certainly is not as bad as that person’s sin, right? I’m smart enough to know that I am not perfect, but I’m not a...
St. Oscar Romero, martyred Archbishop of San Salvador was killed on March 24, 1980. If you don’t know his story, consider taking some time today to learn more. Romero was killed while celebrating Mass in a small chapel. When he was appointed Archbishop, many believed that he was the...
Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop. ~Rumi I read something in a reflection last week that spoke to me – “As we grow in gratitude, we grow more willing to let go of our attachments to things that hold us back.” And so, Rumi reminds us to “let the dead...
May you never forget what is worth remembering, Nor ever remember what is best forgotten. ~Irish blessing Funny... when I read this quote I found myself thinking about all the times that someone tells me something really important – even their name – and somehow I do not...
The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it. ~ Henri Nouwen What do you think of this quote? I think it’s scary and convicting. When the world is such a mess that it makes me mad at every turn, I tend to disengage. With all that is going on...
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