2013

In the June issue of “Simply Holy,” I wrote about the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the possibility of enthroning Jesus in our hearts. Today, I came across a quote from St. Claude La Colonbiere, taken from notes for a retreat he gave in 1678. God, as you probably already know has a funny way of doing things. Not funny, “ha-ha,” but funny as in “you did that on purpose, didn’t you?”

What first caught my eye was the word, “bitterness” in the first line. Bitterness can take many forms and I think most of us struggle with it in one form or another, at least on occasion. It can be difficult to remain joyful when faced with misfortune, can’t it? (more…)

I’ve been on many radio shows in the last few weeks! With our son’s wedding plunked smack dab in the middle, I haven’t had time to post the podcasts for them! Finally, I have them all the available ones posted – as individual blog posts and as entries in my podcast section (on the left hand side of  my home page). I hope you’ll take a listen and enjoy the contents as well as share them with family and friends so that they can enjoy them, too. My conversations with EWTN Radio’s Son Rise Morning Show host Brian Patrick, (more…)

In case you missed it, here’s the podcast of my May 21 appearance on Ave Maria Radio’s Catholic Connection with guest host Vanessa Denha-Garma. Enjoy!