It’s Worth Revisiting Wednesday! A place where you can come and bring a past & treasured post to share, and link-up with fellow bloggers! Co-Hosted with Allison Gingras at Reconciled To You. With my upcoming trip for commencement in less than two weeks, I am excitedly awaiting all the sights, sounds and tastes of Chicago!… Continue reading Worth Revisiting: Currently, Chicago Edition
Author: theologyisaverb
Walking a Mile With Another
How often are we quick to judge someone who we see as disagreeable, strongly opinionated or assertive? Feeling our own sense of pride offended, and leaving indignant we frequently proceed to telling others or instead harbor that annoyance within. Yet, neither of these options can be understood as beneficial either to our relationships or to… Continue reading Walking a Mile With Another
Worth Revisiting: Examen-ing Procrastion
It’s Worth Revisiting Wednesday! A place where you can come and bring a past & treasured post to share, and link-up with fellow bloggers! Co-Hosted with Allison Gingras at Reconciled To You. Poetry, prayer and reflection are all loves of mine! My grandfather had written many poems before his death, some of which were published… Continue reading Worth Revisiting: Examen-ing Procrastion
Conversion: This Journey of a Lifetime
Some time ago, I had promised to share my own story of conversion to the Catholic faith. The anecdote, if you will, of how a young Southern Baptist girl found herself walking in the doors of a Catholic church and leaving forever changed... Freshman year at Mount Holyoke College was an exciting time of rigorous… Continue reading Conversion: This Journey of a Lifetime
Worth Revisiting: Whose Calls Are You Taking?
It’s Worth Revisiting Wednesday! A place where you can come and bring a past & treasured post to share, and link-up with fellow bloggers! Co-Hosted with Allison Gingras at Reconciled To You. Prayer is essential dialogue with God. Whether it be silent and contemplative in the stillness of your heart, or more verbal and conversational-God… Continue reading Worth Revisiting: Whose Calls Are You Taking?
Holy Week: A Behind the Scenes Glimpse
The sights, sounds and scents of Holy Week that so permeate our remembrance of Easter are indeed rooted in centuries of tradition. One look around and one immediately sees layers of history and meaning in every ritual movement, prayers embedded within the hearts of a people of faith. From the swish of the robes, to… Continue reading Holy Week: A Behind the Scenes Glimpse
Worth Revisiting: Carry Your Candle & Go Light the World!
It’s Worth Revisiting Wednesday! A place where you can come and bring a past & treasured post to share, and link-up with fellow bloggers! Co-Hosted with Allison Gingras at Reconciled To You. Though written originally for Advent, the beautiful Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) brings to mind my own baptism and conversion to… Continue reading Worth Revisiting: Carry Your Candle & Go Light the World!
“Captivating”-The Story of St. John Paul II: A Boy Who Became Pope
As a backdrop, I would be remiss if I also did not share the infinitely amusing ways God continues to make his presence known in my life and how I obtained my current copy of this book. To my delightful surprise one Sunday, the Pauline sisters visited my home parish of St. Peter’s in Plymouth.… Continue reading “Captivating”-The Story of St. John Paul II: A Boy Who Became Pope
Worth Revisiting: Examen-ations for Decision Making
It’s Worth Revisiting Wednesday! A place where you can come and bring a past & treasured post to share, and link-up with fellow bloggers! Co-Hosted with Allison Gingras at Reconciled To You. Examen-ations for Decision Making (Originally posted January 26, 2014) Keeping it short and sweet today, but I thought I'd share my own adaptation… Continue reading Worth Revisiting: Examen-ations for Decision Making
God and the Small Stuff: It’s No Bother, Really.
It’s Monday morning and I have reluctantly left the warm comfort of my bed to embrace the day and week ahead of me. Why reluctantly? It wasn’t as if I had failed to enjoy the weekend, or conversely had enjoyed it so much as to need the added rest. Yet, whatever the reason I needed… Continue reading God and the Small Stuff: It’s No Bother, Really.