Just a very quick post from my vacation in Ireland this week to share a sensation that won’t leave me tonight until I blog it out of my system. For those who don’t already know, I am enjoying Spring Break with my husband and son this week in Dublin. We decided to focus on staying in the city since our Adam plays traditional Irish music and wants to hit several “open sessions” of trad music around town. So the theme... Read more
If you’re seeking a great short term, full time position, check out this job opportunity from Fr. Barron’s Word on Fire team: Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, founded and led by Father Robert Barron, is searching for candidates to tag his digital content with biblical, Catechism, and topical category tags. This includes roughly 1,155 articles, homilies, and videos. This temporary work-for-hire will involve full-time (40 hour/week) work from roughly April 7, 2014 – May 31, 2014. This is a paid... Read more
In continuing to share the experience of attending this year’s Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ Religious Education Congress, today’s post will underscore that MY Congress this year was less a chance to learn from the wonderful workshops, and more a series of treasured moments with some of the greatest role models I could hope to meet in person. Dr. Carolyn Woo is the President and Chief Executive Office of Catholic Relief Services. Named “500 Most Powerful people on the planet” by Foreign... Read more
In continuing to share the experience of attending this year’s Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ Religious Education Congress, I have to share that one of the true highlights for me personally was the presence of Fr. Robert Barron and several members of the Word on Fire team. On Friday night, we had the great blessing of spending time with Fr. Barron at a reception and learning about a few of his upcoming projects. Of course, it’s always a thrill to meet... Read more
Yesterday, I shared a bit about the overall experience of getting to and being at Congress. With this post, I’ll begin sharing some of the special moments of the past few days and will invite you to “dig deeper” for more resources that will help you take in Congress. Our first talk was scheduled for the second period on Friday, so Sarah and I agreed that after the Opening Ceremony (which you can view here) we would spend time prepping... Read more
Welcome back to the blog after a few days of radio silence. I’ve finally unbuzzed, unblistered, and unhyped enough from my five day jaunt to Southern California to begin to share a bit of my experience at the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ Religious Education Congress with you. I thought it would be fun this week to sort of “unpack” the event with you. This is my fifth year to attend Congress. Every year before I go, I forget the insanity of... Read more
Thank you to John Clem for making this weekly feature possible! Papal Tweet: Please pray for me. (Pope Francis, March 13th 1 Year Annniversary) Pope Francis invited to address a joint session of Congress (The Washington Post) http://ow.ly/uzChK The Rev. Jim Martin muses over merging Jesus’s spiritual and historical personas – The Washington Post http://ow.ly/unolO Pope chooses global leadership for Vatican economic office :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) http://ow.ly/unOXG Audio: Catholic Elements — International Women’s Day – achievement & equality... Read more
Don’t let it’s tiny size fool you. This is an actual picture of my phone along side one of my favorite new Lent books for 2014, Change Our Hearts: Daily Meditations for Lent by Rory Cooney. Granted, at 5.7 inches, my Note 3 is a monster. But this little Lenten devotional is still the perfect size to tuck into a purse or pocket for those “waiting in line” moments when you might reflexively grab for your phone and check Facebook. Instead,... Read more
When I blogged earlier today about the drought situation and our Lenten prayers, I had no idea about the following online discussion that is happening TODAY in just less than an hour. If you’re free – be sure to check it out! I’ll include the full press release below for your information. Please join Catholic Relief Services and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for an online Catholics Confront Global Poverty discussion: Essential for Life: Water for the World Act March 12,... Read more
My Lenten prayer and fasting this year has included a new focus since the March 7th release of the following press release from Sacramento’s Bishop Jaime Soto. While the rest of the country has been struck by the “polar vortex”, we here in the Central Valley of California are literally begging God for rain and snow. Honestly, before I moved to Fresno, I had very little appreciation for the importance of solid rainfall and what it meant not only in... Read more
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