Something to Think About
Grace at Rock Bottom
When I converted to Catholicism 15 years ago, a family friend mailed me a copy of The Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor with a note that read, “Welcome to...
Spirituality
Why God Makes Us Wait
I have heard that God always answers prayer. Sometimes the answer is “Yes.” Sometimes it is “No.” And sometimes it is “Wait.”
There was a time when God’s answer to...
Examen
When We Ask for Light
We pray for light. We want to see what God sees. Or do we?
When we pray the Examen, we ask God to shed light on the day and to...
Examen
Relationships and the Examen
I’ve been lonely lately.
This time of COVID has taken a toll on my relationships. Some are not yet comfortable. Some friends have learned to get along without a social...
Spirituality
Praying the O Antiphons
“O Emmanuel. O God with us.” This is the “O Antiphon,” one of seven, with which we are most familiar, sung in that marvelous hymn, “O Come, O Come,...
Reflections
Quiet Lives
One evening, after the children are asleep and the porch light has been switched on and my husband and I can hear the hum of the dishwasher in the...