The “ber” months (September, October, November, December), to me and to many members of my Christmas choir, are special months. In the past several years, as s... Read More ...
As the leaves slowly fade from green to orange, we’re reminded once again of what autumn signifies: a time to harvest what we have sown, a time to reflect, and... Read More ...
Though we can easily rationalize the concept and importance of Self-Care in theory, few of us can engage in this intentional time without wading first through ... Read More ...
“They are humans too.”
That thought reverberated in my mind as I gazed upon the statues of St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Avila. I was in a Carmel... Read More ...
As we deal with a new reality in our lives, many of us are dealing with grief or know someone who is. Grief touches everyone, spares none, and makes prisoners ... Read More ...
I’m a firm believer in the power of prayer to heal, comfort, strengthen, and render praise and glory to our awesome God. At the same time, I struggle with seve... Read More ...
In indigenous Filipino psychology, there is a methodology that involves the concept and practice of “kuwentuhan.” It can be translated as sharing of stories an... Read More ...
The Old Testament prophets unceasingly called the faithful to weighty (often public) penance. Continuing in the New Testament, we have St. John the Baptist, an... Read More ...
Jesus once asked a man he was about to heal, “Do you want to be well?” (John 5:1-18). Jesus knew the man had been ill for thirty-eight years, and so the questi... Read More ...
The world right now, to put it mildly, is in upheaval. And when the earth is shaking around us, our natural instinct is to hold fast to what we know and what w... Read More ...
Jesus asked, “Who is my neighbor?”
We don’t know who is carrying coronavirus so we have to assume everyone is carrying it. If we are at war, and coronavirus... Read More ...
Two months ago my husband and I looked at the headlines and recommendations and made the choice to start staying home. My county issued its stay-at-home order ... Read More ...
