Fears and Tears

  • The Goodness of God

    Sometimes when I find it hard to pray, I listen to music which seems to express what I am feeling. Music lifts my mood and turns my attention to God. I love to sing out loud when I am alone, it frees my heart and turns my gaze upward. Music touches my soul and I…

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  • The Tender Embrace of God

    Last weekend was the Solemnity of Divine Mercy, which always falls on the Sunday after Easter. It is one of my favorite celebrations of the Church and the beautiful prayers, especially the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, always brings me to tears when it is sung. This year I was especially looking forward to this day…

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  • The Great Love of God

    I sit in silence, and ponder what the Lord has said to me. My heart is overwhelmed by the great love of the Lord during this most sacred time of the year. Every year of the Lenten season, followed by the Passion and Resurrection of the Lord, I experience something different and new. I feel…

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  • Holy Week

    I sit in the silence contemplating this solemn time of Holy Week. It has begun, the way of suffering; it is the path to the resurrection. This is the way that Jesus walked, and it is the way I am to walk. He needed no help from us in saving us, without Him, we can…

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  • The Way

    As I continue on the way into the desert with the Lord, I grow tired and a heaviness comes upon me. I take my eyes off the Lord and grasp for thorns among the flowers; I do my will; I stumble and fall; I am covered in dust. The Lord is with me, I am…

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  • It is Written in My Heart

    In the center of my being my heart is open to You, my Lord and my God. I desire to keep the flame burning with the precious oil of prayer, that never ceases. In the silence of my heart, I offer You my prayers, and like fragrant incense, I desire them to be pleasing to…

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  • My Father

    This past weekend I attended a silent retreat in a beautiful setting surrounded by tall trees, a serene lake, and beautiful grounds. The weather was still a little cold, so I only went outside one of the days for a walk down to the lake and sat awhile on a park bench with the sun…

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  • I Long For Silence

    There are times when good words are to be left unsaid out of esteem for silence. Rule of St. Benedict. In a noisy world, I long for silence, a place of peace and solitude where I can be with the Lord. A place to settle my mind, body, and soul in stillness and quietness. As…

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  • In the Silence God Speaks

    As I was sitting in a chapel that I was visiting last weekend, I noticed under the pew that one of the tiles was cracked. It was visible to me because it was in front of me, but hidden from everyone else. I felt God speak to me, “My daughter, I see your wounds that…

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  • The Lenten Season Begins

    Today is Ash Wednesday, a day of prayer and penance, a day to be solemn and still. It is a day of turning back to the Lord, a day of repentance and a day of fasting. It is a time to grow closer to the Lord, following Him into the desert for 40 days. I…

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