Today’s world says do what makes you happy. As Christian’s we are to do what makes us holy.
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Month: February 2025
Reclaim Sabbath
Do you feel like you’re on a treadmill that never stops? Do you need some quiet time? Some family time? Some time when you can renew your mind, your body and your spirit? Things that make us the “good life?” Then maybe it’s time to reclaim Sunday as a day of rest and a special day.
Continue reading “Reclaim Sabbath”The Right Path
After a recent spiritual direction session, I had a major shift in mindset. This is the “new mind” experience Paul talks about in Romans, it’s an expanded perspective from my normally conditioned point of view.
Continue reading “The Right Path”Clearing the Clutter
Lately, I’ve been drawn to the idea of “stuff is not your friend.” Not in the minimalist way but in the fact that it is a distraction. It occupies space in my heart and mind requiring time, attention, and care, leaving less time for what really matters.
On a pilgrimage to Assisi a few years ago, Saint Francis encouraged me to live simply.
Continue reading “Clearing the Clutter”The Gift of a Daughter
I’m so lucky one of my favorite humans is also my daughter. Twenty-eight years ago I was given a gift. Little did I know that as I unwrapped the layers of this precious gift, it would make me a better person.
Continue reading “The Gift of a Daughter”Wholeness is Freedom
I recently came across the concept of the cosmic egg and have been contemplating this idea. This concept is a great visual of the transformation Christ is drawing us into. It is the path of the mystic or someone in a personal, intimate relationship with the divine. The person who lives within the total cosmic egg is the mystic, the prophet, the universal human, the saint, the whole one living in Christ.
True transcendence frees us from the tyranny of I am, the idolatry of we are, and the scapegoating of they are. When all four stories are taken seriously, as the Bible shows us very well, we have a full life—fully human and fully divine. – Richard Rohr
This path is what is meant by “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.” The path of discipleship is the path of self-sacrificing love, and that means the path of suffering.
And the great paradox: “For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the Gospel will save it.” Put that over on your screensaver. There is no better one-line guide to the happy life.
Building Bridges
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” 1 Peter 4:8
Love isn’t just a feeling—it’s a deliberate act of the will. To love deeply means to love beyond mistakes, beyond faults, to love in a way that forgives and heals. This kind of love is robust; it doesn’t ignore sin but covers it in grace, offering forgiveness as freely as God offers it to us.
Continue reading “Building Bridges”Ultimate Happiness
The word beatitude refers to a state of deep happiness or joy. The beatitudes are taught by Jesus as the foundation for a life of authentic Christian discipleship and the attainment of ultimate happiness.
Continue reading “Ultimate Happiness”Doing What Matters
What is the guiding force in your life? Do you make plans for your day according to your desires and what you want to accomplish? Or do you invite God into the conversation and conform His desires to your day?
Continue reading “Doing What Matters”Can You Hear Gods Voice?
In the gospel of Mark, he tells us the story of Jesus taking a deaf man him “off by himself away from the crowd.” Jesus “puts his finger into the man’s ears and, spitting, touched his tongue; then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him, ‘Ephphatha!’ (that is, ‘Be opened!’).” Looking up to his Father and inserting his fingers into the man’s ears, Jesus establishes, an electrical current, literally plugging him into the divine energy, compelling him to hear the Word.
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Smitten With Goodness 