This week of Lent we are led to with Christ and his disciples down a path of growing awareness, one in which each is contributing towards something fully unknown and yet momentous. Perhaps our familiarity with the story deafens us to truly hearing the significance of the words and numbs us to the fear, anxiety… Continue reading A Stop at Bethany, on the Way to the Cross.
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. Isaiah 60:1 A purple sky gradually taking on the coral, rose and gold tones of the break of day, what a spectacular sight to behold. Since I was quite small, I have cherished the soft warmth of a sleepy awakening… Continue reading Waking Up to Lent
Ash Wednesday Edition! Today as we begin the season of Lent I thought that this beloved Catholic funny was definitely worth revisiting! Beyond the obvious, when many of us have left with just a smear across our forehead, I see myself. (As a bit of perspective, I have actually corrected the cross of ashes on my… Continue reading Worth Revisiting {Ash} Wednesday
Working in ministry, liturgical seasons just simply move way too fast. It seems like yesterday Advent was on our doorstep and now we are almost 2 weeks into Lent. Our 8 week bible study with Jeff Cavins is drawing to a close and small group Lenten study has already begun. We have a food pantry drive and… Continue reading 40 Days in His Way
"It is by the apostolic preaching of the Gospel that the people of God is called together and gathered so that all who belong to this people, sanctified as they are by the Holy Spirit, may offer themselves 'a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God'." Vatican II, Presbyterorum ordinis, 2 With Lent fast approaching, this… Continue reading Worth Revisiting: Sacrifice
Re-posting this today as the stations are a beautiful invitation to walk with Christ ..and one that in true Jesuit imagining I invite you to consider. If you possibly can, make time today to pray the stations as a community. This past week as I accompanied my 4th grade students, from this past summer, for the Stations… Continue reading Why Pray the Stations of the Cross?
You are invited to join me this week for An Engaging Faith on Breadbox Media daily at 4pm EST Breaking into your ordinary with the extraordinary ... Over the next few weeks, as part of this blog, I will be highlighting a guest from An Engaging Faith. If you have missed any of these… Continue reading An Engaging Faith: Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle
While we often give much thought to how we can individually allow others to see Christ in us, it occurred to me that as a family we hadn't really given this much thought. So, this Lent I want to focus on 5 qualities that we as a family consider important. Not only those that we… Continue reading Worth Revisiting:Family Mission
You are invited to join me this week for An Engaging Faith on Breadbox Media daily at 4pm EST Breaking into your ordinary with the extraordinary ... We start off our week with Simplifying The Soul-Lenten Practices to Renew Your Spirit with Paula Huston, then Jamie Arpin-Ricci joins us to discuss Vulnerable Faith: Missional Living in the… Continue reading An Engaging Faith: 2/29-3/4
This Lent, I have decided to grow in my own understanding of Christ through St. Louis de Montfort's Consecration to Jesus through Mary. Having taken February 20th as my start date, I have entered a "retreat" of sorts with the culmination on March 25th The Annunciation of Mary. The feast of the Annunciation of the… Continue reading Worth Revisiting: Marian Consecration
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