Ever heard of this movie? I hadn't either, but it showed up on Turner Classic Movies a while back. It was a Saturday afternoon, I think, and my husband, Sean, and I watched it because it starred Dean Stockwell as a little boy. If you don't know who Dean Stockwell is and you're of a … Continue reading The Boy With Green Hair
The Elevator Speech
I was honored to be part of the leadership team at a Catholic Military family retreat in S. Korea back in May. At one of my sessions with the adults, I talked to them about having an "elevator speech" at the ready to explain their faith to anyone they might encounter. In 1 Peter 3:15, … Continue reading The Elevator Speech
True Mindfulness: The Practice of the Presence of God
There are lots of places online to find out all about mindfulness and its benefits. This is a very typical example I found on the website mindful.org. "Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going … Continue reading True Mindfulness: The Practice of the Presence of God
God’s Immanence*
I was riveted to my MacBook monitor earlier watching a Bishop Barron video from his travels around Italy and Spain working on his latest Pivotal Players installments. He was speaking about St. Ignatius of Loyola and his thoughts on finding God in the ordinary, in our every day experiences. Something as simple as looking at … Continue reading God’s Immanence*
Mentors
Sometimes in life we want to know the answers to some tough questions. Or at least they seem tough because our life experience is not sufficient enough to provide us with the answers. Maybe it’s due to our education level, whether that’s formal or just the ‘school of hard knocks’, but for some reason or … Continue reading Mentors
“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat”
The first daily reading on Thursday is from the Book of Genesis. I intended to post this yesterday but I had some unexpected developments that kept me away from home all day. Nothing bad; just time consuming. But I had some thoughts so I'm sharing them! The Old Testament reading is the continuation of the … Continue reading “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat”
“Go, make disciples”
I write occasionally for the Women In the New Evangelization blog and today they published my latest entry. So I'm sharing here and encouraging you to take a look at their website if you click on the link! They are an awesome bunch of faith filled women! You might find what you're looking for there! … Continue reading “Go, make disciples”
On Human Hearts
I recently read a letter attributed to St. Teresa of Calcutta, yes, Mother Teresa; it's a plea from Jesus to "enter in." In a unique perspective, she speaks as Jesus and wants us to know that HE thirsts for us. He thirsts for me. He thirsts for you. The letter is written in the first … Continue reading On Human Hearts
Drowning in Lemonade 