“Preach the Gospel at all times. When necessary, use words.” ~ St. Francis of Assisi This has been a statement that I have heard for at least twenty three years. It is attributed to St. Francis of Assisi. Though St. Francis never really stated this, it does have a powerful message. But, even when I first heard it, it…
Home, Irritated, & Trying To Experience A Holy Week
So, here we are on Monday of Holy Week. Trying to focus on the joy & celebration of Easter Sunday just six days away. Usually, we live this Holy week by having Mass on Monday, Wednesday, Holy Thursday, and then Good Friday Service. But, this year we are all home and living this week in…
“The Real You” Is Very Good, Truly Needed & Deeply Loved
I was listening to a podcast a couple of days ago and I heard this statement “if you knew the real me, you wouldn’t love me.” It was being shared by a woman who believes that this is truly one of a woman’s greatest fear. How hard we work every day to hide our true…
Why Keeping A Routine During Quarantine Is Good Practice
We are on our second week of having nowhere to go and having the whole family home. This position we are now in is definitely making daily living, housekeeping, fasting, eating healthy, and following an exercise plan a little harder. First of all, as a mom, I have to clean, do laundry, pick up, make…
Worship Songs Can Truly Lift Your Mood
Why Worship Songs As I was driving my son to an eye appointment yesterday I was feeling a little down. There has been so much of a change in everyone’s life in such a short span of time due to all that is going on in the world today. So, as I was driving, I…
When We Look For A Way To Justify A Wrong Decision
How often we look for a reason to live and do things in a way that really falls short of how we should be living or doing things. We look for an ‘okay’ in efforts to justify a wrong decision. I have often heard things like: “Look at you, you went through this or made…
How Birth Control Made Me Catholic
I was recently thinking back to when I was drawn to the Catholic Church and trying to figure out just what it was that attracted me to explore it more and then ultimately become Catholic. It wasn’t long before I realized that the one thing that caused me so much turmoil in my heart, in…
