Minutes to Moments

This week past my family has been reeling from the sudden death of our brother and uncle, taken from us at far too young an age, and who leaves behind a dear wife and two children. We struggle to make sense of it. Yet, perhaps there is no making sense of it from this human perspective. We find consolation in simply trusting God’s boundless love….

Water, Wind, Earth, and Fire: The Christian Practice of Praying with the Elements invites the pray-er to incorporate each of these elements into his or her spiritual life.

Our busy days challenge us to attend to the Self as well as the self. When both are cared for, marvelous transformations take place.

Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.  Matthew 6: 8
Jesus reassures us today that our prayer with God is a quiet, personal relationship which will not be enhanced by the amount of words we use.  Rather, we’re invited to sit quietly with God and trust our hearts to Him.  How often do [...]

Beloved:
Tend the flock of God in your midst.  1 Peter 5:2
Mother Teresa reminds us:  “We can do no great things-only small things with great love.”
As mothers busy about the business of life, we sometimes wonder if what we do is “enough.” 
Yesterday at church my almost-10-year-old daugther took my hand and studies our palms.  She adjusted [...]

This, rather, is the fasting that I wish:
releasing those bound unjustly,
untying the thongs of the yoke;
Setting free the oppressed,
breaking every yoke;
Sharing your bread with the hungry,
sheltering the oppressed and the homeless;
Clothing the naked when you see them,
and not turning your back on your own.
Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,
and your wound shall [...]

Today I have set before you
life and prosperity, death and doom.
I call heaven and earth today to witness against you:
I have set before you life and death,
the blessing and the curse.
Choose life, then,
that you and your descendants may live. Deuteronomy 30:15, 19
This Thursday of the week of Ash Wednesday brings us Moses’ passionate plea to [...]

Lent is the time to open our hearts to this love. Let’s clear away the clutter of distractions and creature comforts and create a space in our lives to get reacquainted with God. Moms, welcome this season as a time to nurture the most important relationship in your life. Take a few moments everyday and spend them in God’s loving presence. “Return to me with your whole heart,” says the Lord, and see what his love can do in your life.

“If I ever tell you I want to hold a garage sale again, please slap me.”

Her heart pounded as she waited for the starter’s signal, and so did mine. Early on, she sat quietly between events, reading her book or watching the others line up for their races. I kept checking, wanting to reassure her, but knowing the only way she’d find her place in this group was [...]