Day Four Meditation We can hope, and then we can have hope. it seems like the exact same thing, but it’s not. When we don’t get what we hoped for, we can become discouraged, even irritated or angry. Usually, that’s temporary. But sometimes that discouragement, irritation, or anger gets out of hand, Read more
I love my Guardian Angel. But I would never dare to name him.
Day Three Meditation No one likes to be confused, to have our status quo shaken. Once we have things figured out, we want to be left to our own devices to make certain that everything happens according to our own private conviction. We’d prefer to tell God how our life should Read more
Day Two Meditation At one time or another, all of us have experienced the pain of being separated from a loved one. It can be a physical or relational separation and it can be long or short term. Sometimes, sadly, the separation is necessary in order to protect ourselves or Read more
Day One Introduction This virtual novena to Our Lady, Undoer of Knots is based on my book, Our Lady, Undoer of Knots: A Living Novena (Guided Reflections from the Holy Land). The meditations and prayers are excerpts from the book, and tailored to form a novena that is easily read and Read more
I’ve read for months about the trip, and will be covering the World Meeting of Families portion for National Catholic Register, but it didn’t seem fully real until I read the Holy Father’s remarks.
Most people know that, on this day, we honor Mary for the grief she experienced during our Lord’s Passion and Crucifixion. But, not all of us know that this feast also honors her for the seven swords that pierced her Immaculate Heart, as Simeon prophesied at the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple.