contemplation
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This past week, I have been drawn to the image of the Lamb. I was sitting at Church, and the etching of a lamb in the Marian side altar was in front of me. I had never paid it much attention before, but I found myself gazing upon this image, and contemplating what it means
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There is something mesmerizing about a Christmas tree. Year after year, we pull out all our Christmas decorations. We have always had an artificial tree and after being in storage, its branches are flat and need to be straightened and fluffed out. Our tree doesn’t look like much at first as we put it together.
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For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope. When you call me, and come and pray to Me, I will listen to you. When you look for Me, you will find Me. Yes, when
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I offer God my praise and thanksgiving. I am grateful for all He has done for me personally and for my friends and family this past year. In the good times and in the bad times, He was there and continues to be. Thanksgiving is a special time of the year. It beckons one to
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When I look at the world with awe and wonder, I begin to see things anew. The world is full of beauty, and in the midst of that beauty, there is great love to be found. This is the place where I am drawn. I have found this gazing into my husband’s eyes, a love
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The saints are like our older brothers and sisters who’ve finished the race and are now cheering us on and praying that we too, will reach the finish line and enter Heaven. St. Teresa of Calcutta I have never really thought about the saints until I was preparing to fully enter the Catholic faith through
Fears and Tears 