Tending the Soil of Facebook Groups
When I first started to grow flowers I learned about “pinching” wherein you willingly cut back a substantial amount off of a healthy stem and leaves – sometimes more than...
Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart
Pierced Hands and Heart In Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù all'Argentina, commonly referred to by Anglophones as the “Church of the Gesù,” there is a startlingly powerful image of...
A Poem to the Greatest Unrecorded Wound
Jesus, You said Your most painful, unrecorded Wound from Your Passion was the bloody, Painful slice of the wooden Cross Rubbed so angrily into Your shoulder. You bore the heavy...
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The Power of Corpus Christi In My Life
One aspect of the Church I have always found comforting is her timing. The Church makes proclamations of light and truth amidst the darkness and confusion of certain time periods....
BiS Reads // God's Plan For Your Marriage
In the early 1980s, Pope Saint John Paul II recognized rising problems within marriage and family life. He appointed Cardinal Carlo Caffarra to head a new Institute for Studies on...
A Prayer To Grow In Love
My sweet Jesus, If I could wipe every tear from Your eye and collect the jewels of Precious Blood from Your crucified Body, I would. I desire to love You...
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Allow God To Surprise You
One of the most insightful questions anyone has ever asked me was this: to which Person of the Trinity do you most frequently turn? Let that question sink in for...
Actionable Ways to Imitate Mary
It is an easy temptation to turn inward, to procrastinate, to expect and even demand our own instant gratification. Mother Mary is the direct antithesis to our stubborn self-obsession. Gently,...
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Liturgical Living During the Time After Pentecost
“And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire,...