Prayer

  • Return to Me

    When I was on vacation a few years ago, I would take walks around the area and through a new neighborhood where everything was in order and in its place. The flowers were beautiful, the yards were perfectly landscaped, a park was in the center designed with a water feature, and it had a pristine…

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  • My Daughter

    The Lord is always speaking, and it is amazing to me. Especially when I am aware of His loving presence. He is always there, I am the one that turns my gaze elsewhere. The Lord lifts me in encouragement when His words touch my heart. “I love you, my daughter.” Simple words that give me…

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  • Rest

    My soul is restless until it rests in You. St. Augustine Come away and find a quiet place of rest – to not “do” but just “be.” Let the silence envelop you, as it calls you to go deeper within yourself. To cast off the worries of the world and to listen to the inmost…

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  • “Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, move from here to there and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20 I bring the Lord what I have, my prayer; a tiny mustard seed in the palm of…

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  • Answered Prayer

    The Lord is good and wills my good. I find when I pray to Him in petition, He always answers me. It is either answered right away, answered later, answered in a different way, or it seems not to be answered at all. I know the Lord hears and answers me, however it may be…

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  • My Faith Journey

    The Feast Day of St. James, the Apostle was last Saturday. I enjoy learning about the saints, as their witness to the faith encourages me in my own journey. St. James and his brother St. John were fishermen by trade, and at Jesus’s invitation, they immediately left everything and followed Him. The brothers were nicknamed…

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  • The Holy Spirit

    The Mass reading on Sunday from St. Paul to the Romans brought my mind to the Holy Spirit. In the same way, the Spirit too comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedes with inexpressible groanings. And the one who…

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  • Summer

    Be who you are and be that well. St. Francis de Sales The sun shines brightly in the summer season. The hot, humid air brushes my face and sweat forms on my brow. Summer is to be felt, in the body and in the soul. To breathe in the fragrant air, and exhale slowly, remembering…

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  • The Joy of Living

    “God made us for joy. God is joy, and the joy of living reflects the original joy that God felt in creating us.” St. Pope John Paul II I feel much joy in this beautiful season of summer. Joy is the light within the heart which burns brightly and bursts forth like fourth of July…

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  • Heart to Heart

    Last week I attended a 7-day silent retreat at a serene, picturesque location in beautiful Colorado. It was a time to be with the Lord and embrace the silence. I quickly entered into a daily routine and felt an order and calm that I had not felt in a long time. In the silence, sounds…

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