On my “to do” list today are things like “learn how to say ‘please’ in Kiswahili” and “buy heavy duty bug spray”. Yes, our Tanzania mission with Catholic Relief Services is only days away! To help with my preparations, I reached out to Sr. Caroline Njeru a Daughter of St. Paul currently serving the Church in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. I was very moved by Sister’s responses on the vibrancy of the Catholic Church in Africa. Please join me today in offering... Read more
Welcome to Day 15 of our “Your Yes for 2015” Adventure. If you’re joining us today for the first time, find the index of all of the days here. Wow! Seriously, wow! When we embarked on this fifteen day challenge on January 5th, I had no idea what I was really doing. In all honesty, the project was a little brainstorm that happened in a November conversation with very little planning or direction. But on the morning of the 5th,... Read more
I’m tardy sharing this, but I found this video from 60 Minutes Overtime to be fascinating. It profiles the efforts of CBS Producer Sabina Castelfranco to film at the Vatican. If you’re into Church and the media, you’ll want to enjoy this four-minute inside perspective. Learn more here. Image Link Read more
Welcome to Day 14 of our “Your Yes for 2015” Adventure. If you’re joining us today for the first time, find the index of all of the days here. I’ve been praying for the past few days about how I would round out our fifteen day challenge. We’ve done a lot of work over the past few weeks, you and I! I’m not sure how much more I have to say than what you’ve already read. Fortunately I found my... Read more
Welcome to Day 13 of our “Your Yes for 2015” Adventure. If you’re joining us today for the first time, find the index of all of the days here. As I write today, I am looking out a window that offers me a soaring view of the Arizona desert. I’ve always loved the mystery of the desert. Parched, yet full of life, the desert speaks to a solitary part of my soul and beckons me into both its silence and... Read more
I was prepared this morning to write about how wonderful it has been to watch Pope Francis’ visits this past week to Sri Lanka and the Philippines. What a blessing to see the joy with which he has been greeted by people whose faith is so alive and vibrant. Certainly there has been news this week on that front that has caused serious conversations as well. And I’m convinced that such dialogue–when engaged in with respect–is good for us as... Read more
Next week at this time, I will be aboard the first of my three flights to Tanzania! Today, Catholic Relief Services shared the official press release about our trip. Somehow, seeing it in “ink” excites me even more! Here are some of the details, as well as the names and platforms of my fellow travelers: Catholic Journalists to Broadcast Live from Tanzania In order to see firsthand the fruits from funding from CRS Rice Bowl a group of leading Catholic... Read more
Welcome to Day 12 of our “Your Yes for 2015” Adventure. If you’re joining us today for the first time, find the index of all of the days here. Now that we have walked through our initial assessment and the eight virtues, I want to spend our remaining time together giving you a few tools that have been helpful to me at the beginning of this year. Along with each of you, I’ve been praying over my own “Yes” and... Read more
Welcome to Day 11 of our “Your Yes for 2015” Adventure. If you’re joining us today for the first time, find the index of all of the days here. Some of you may have read the title of today’s post with some trepidation… What’s all this about “rebirth”? Huh? Today’s topic stems from the final chapter of The Grace of Yes. In the opening pages of that chapter, I share my desire to go “all-in” in fully giving my “Yes” to... Read more
Welcome to Day 10 of our “Your Yes for 2015” Adventure. If you’re joining us today for the first time, find the index of all of the days here. In the aftermath of my writing of The Grace of Yes, I have to say that I probably received some of the most vociferous feedback about Chapter Seven, A.K.A. “The Grace of No”. People seem to really relate to the need to reclaim some control over their lives. I wrote that chapter for... Read more
Lisa Hendey
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