Monthly Archives: May 2023

This quote just grabbed me: “From Rabinical Tradition we learn that the world rests on three pillars: (1) the study of the Torah; (2) prayer or worship; (3) good works. . . . Start with study, the moment of insight, … Continue reading →

If you believe you were made in God’s image, if you believe you are a child of God, if you know Jesus died for you and you believe in His unconditional love for you…what can you do?         I am certainly … Continue reading →

        If you believe you were made in God’s image, if you believe you are a child of God, if you know Jesus died for you and you believe in His unconditional love for you…what can you do?         I am certainly … Continue reading →

Tropical fish in a saltwater aquarium put up defenses at night. Some hide in shells, some have spines, some burrow in the gravel. Often, our faith does a similar thing – going quickly from certainty to uncertainty. It is important … Continue reading →

An interesting book by Alice McDermott, “The Ninth Hour,” is set in the tenement housing of Irish Catholic Brooklyn at the turn of the twentieth century.  In an interview about her book, McDermott joked that the book is “about nuns, … Continue reading →

        My dad, at 79,  lived 49 of my years.  Mother, at 86, lived 64 of my years. My first husband at 41, lived for 18 years of marriage.  They are all gone.  The MISSING is so very real and emotional and even still difficult … Continue reading →

Several years ago, I golfed in a Thursday morning golf league with a bunch of older ladies (probably about the age I am now) and had a great time.  They were a good group with many years of life experience … Continue reading →

The epistles of James are very interesting and challenging.  I was especially struck by his commentary about the tongue and the trouble that it can get you into. In James 3: 1-12, he notes that a great forest can be … Continue reading →

Mother’s Day is approaching which makes me reflect on the impact mothers often have on their children’s faith. So I pose the question:  “How did your mother influence your religious development?” My mother was baptized as a Roman Catholic, but … Continue reading →

The pressing need or desire these days, for both old and young, is to be more spiritual. There’s certainly nothing wrong with that. But just try to get someone to define what that looks like. Filled with the Spirit. This … Continue reading →