Book Review

Worth Revisiting: Spiritual Friendship- Love & Salt

“You and I are here and I hope that Christ is between us as a third. Yes most beloved open your heart now and pour whatever you please into the ears of a friend. Gratefully, let us welcome the time, place and leisure”  Aelred of Rivaulx, Spiritual Friendship. What is Spiritual Friendship? It is a… Continue reading Worth Revisiting: Spiritual Friendship- Love & Salt

Ignatian Spirituality

The Scent of Her Presence

"An awareness of smells can illuminate our present. It can help us live more mindfully and gracefully. It can help us recognize that God's goodness saturates the world, in scents that are both obvious and subtle." Ginny Kubitz Moyer, Taste and See ( Loyola Press) Early morning dew, the scent of grateful peonies and roses greet… Continue reading The Scent of Her Presence

Embracing the Ordinary, Ignatian Spirituality

31 Days of St. Ignatius: Feast of the Senses

This month Loyola Press is inviting each of us to “explore ways of encountering God through using the five senses, inspired by the new book, Taste and See by Ginny Kubitz Moyer”. This celebration culminates on July 31st on the feast day of St. Ignatius. So please  join me along with other Catholic bloggers and… Continue reading 31 Days of St. Ignatius: Feast of the Senses

Social Justice, Solidarity, Worth Revisiting

Worth Revisiting: Drop by Drop

Loyola Press in Partnership with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Department of Justice, Peace and Development In this beautifully illustrated book, we follow a young girl named Sylvie from the small country of Burkina Faso in Western Africa and the experience of Mike, a Catholic Relief Services worker working in the region.  Having… Continue reading Worth Revisiting: Drop by Drop

Book Review, Works of Mercy

Worth Revisiting: Mercy in the City

If you find yourself wanting to grow spiritually, and to understand the connection in our shared journey as a people of faith, this is a sincerely beautiful witness! Available through Loyola Press. Mercy in the City is a witty and truly authentic grappling with the living out of our faith and call to do more… Continue reading Worth Revisiting: Mercy in the City

Radio

An Engaging Faith: 2/22-2/26

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 Make Room: A Child’s Guide to Lent and Easter with Laura Alary , then Jonathan Montaldo joins us to discuss Bridges to Contemplative Living with… Continue reading An Engaging Faith: 2/22-2/26

Book Review, Pope Francis

A Child’s Perspective: “Dear Pope Francis”

Dear Pope Francis: The Pope Answers Letters from Children Around the World (Loyola Press) With the incredible appeal of Pope Francis, there has been understandably a vast array of books on him or by him featuring his homilies, angelus’, addresses and encyclicals. Yet, I am so thrilled to be able to preview a book composed of… Continue reading A Child’s Perspective: “Dear Pope Francis”

Radio

An Engaging Faith: 12/21-12/25

You are invited to join me this week for An Engaging Faith on Breadbox Media daily at 4pm EST. Final week of Advent there's still time to get prepared!  Sarah Reinhard with Word by Word: Slowing Down with the Hail Mary , Brooke Taylor of Good Things Radio, Joseph Johns with 2535 Apparel   and  Encores of Terry Hershey with Sanctuary  and Greg Wolfe with God With… Continue reading An Engaging Faith: 12/21-12/25

Radio

An Engaging Faith:12/14-12/18

You are invited to join me this week for An Engaging Faith on Breadbox Media daily at 4pm EST  Gifts of the Visitation by Denise Bossert (Ave Maria Press), & Time to Get Ready by Fr. Mark Villano (Paraclete Press)   Drawing runs 12/14-12/21 Click to enter.. 3rd Week of Advent Anticipation! Denise Bossert joins us to discuss Gifts of the Visitation,  An Encore with… Continue reading An Engaging Faith:12/14-12/18