Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day. ~ Helen Steiner Rice This is my Christmas Challenge. How can I live “Christmas” every day? Let’s see… Christmas is light ~ I can perhaps brighten someone’s day with a smile and kind...
“Emmanuel – God Is With Us ” These are my favorite “Words” during this Christmas Season. I look around and can see so many brilliant and sparkling examples of God being with us, during this wonder-filled time of year – symbols of Christ’s Light...
"Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love with which you can catch souls." "A joyful heart is the normal result of a heart burning with love." "Loving as He loves..." ~ St. Therese of Calcutta from Malcolm Muggeridge, Something Beautiful for God, Harper...
We get so caught up weeding the yard that we completely miss the tulips that nature gives us for a few precious weeks. We postpone joy. ~ Amit Sood, The Mayo Clinic Guide to Stress-Free Living It’s that time of year again! Filled with anticipation and celebration, yet...
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, as I plan to - filled with appreciation for all that we have been blessed with by God. At this time of year, it is easy – and feels good – to pay attention to and name all the ways I have been blessed. I can see my blessings in family...
When I write my story down, it can take some of the pain away. ~Alice Hoffman This is a quote from an audiobook I had been listening to, and I really resonated with it. Growing up, my way of processing my life – what was confusing, what was painful, what was challenging – was to...
Dear Friends, As we are entering the last days of what we call “Ordinary time” we will be entering into the Advent season. With the change of the Church’s seasons, we also have a change in liturgical colors. You will notice the change into Advent when the Deacon and I will...
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug for a few minutes … including you.” ~ Ann Lamott I may be using this quote more for myself than anyone. I have such an over-packed schedule of must-do things in this next month, I may forget to breathe! Truly I love...
Dear Friends, As many of you are aware the bishops in the United States have begun a several years “Eucharistic Revival.” This movement is designed to foster a deeper understanding and devotion to this great mystery of Christ’s presence in the Eucharist. One of the ways we at...
“I never knew anyone I didn’t like.” ~ Bob Bartlett This is a quote from Bob Bartlett, way back when I worked with him in Campus Ministry at the Academy of Holy Angels where we both taught and lead Campus Ministry together. It came up during a talk at one of the many...
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