“God, come to my assistance. Lord, make haste to help me.” For some reason I feel awkward praying this prayer from Psalm 69. The lines begin nearly every morning “hour” prayer in The Liturgy of the Hours, which I’ve been listening to in song off and on for a while. (Only Lauds, rarely Vespers.) But […]
Sometimes, I’m scared — scared of the terrible things that can happen in this world, scared of what the future holds. Yes, I’m a Christian who should trust in the Lord. Yes, I know that God is good. But I confess that I struggle with fear. A friend of mine once reminded me of this […]
We celebrated my mother’s 80th birthday yesterday. 80?! That just seems amazing to me. She’s amazing. Especially when you consider that, at this age, she’s still caring for me, her dependent daughter. A mother’s love knows no end. I have recently taken steps to get more home health aides to assist in taking care of […]
After 12 years of blogging, the statistics of this blog are not great, but the benefits that I’ve received through the blog are amazing. For a dozen years, chronicling my life of faith has trained me both as a writer and as a Christian. I tend to process the world around me through writing, so […]
Today is the Feast of a Saint who had visions of Jesus and His Sacred Heart. This month of October, The Church emphasizes the great needed to respect life, the sanctity of every human heartbeat. In a few weeks, my family will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of my father’s successful open heart surgery, when […]
Bible Bursts 