My latest post from the Heart of Mary Women’s Fellowship was inspired by Lamentations 3:22 and Romans 8:18. The Lord’s acts of mercy are not exhausted, his compassion is not spent.- Lamentations 3:22 I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us.- Romans 8:18 Wanna find out how? Read it here! Read more
The episode opens at a bowling alley. A man named Healy comes looking for Mr. Prohashka and turns a friendly greeting into a stick-up. 36 hours earlier, two men are opening up a crate of fresh firearms. One of them, Turk Barrett, admires the craftsmanship of a fresh gun. Back at the bowling alley, that same gun that Healy’s holding doesn’t work. The two of them get into a fight, ending with Healy killing Prohashka by crushing his head with a bowling... Read more
Spring in Swing (A Sestina) Children playing on the swings There’s a change in the way that we step Time moves an hour forward Baseball and shorts are coming back We clean up the house and make a change All the signs say that it’s finally spring It’s not just the flowers that start to spring Teens at the prom are dancing the swing College kids graduate and pray for a change Babies are learning to take the... Read more
Apologies that this is late. I was kind of busy wrangling second graders for Catechism. Without further ado, onto the episode. The episode opens with a young man named Santino finding Daredevil in a dumpster. The young man runs to his neighbor for help. The woman who comes to help is a nurse named Claire (played by Rosario Dawson). Matt flashes back to his childhood, where he’s watching his father losing a boxing match. His dad arrives home and the young... Read more
My latest post from the Heart of Mary Women’s Fellowship Bible study is up! Go read it here! Read more
My latest contribution to the Heart of Mary Women’s Fellowship contemplates Psalms 145: 9 and Matthew 11: 28 An excerpt: Compassion and mercy are often affiliated with each other because it takes an understanding of suffering and a desire to alleviate one’s suffering in order to be merciful. It’s not always easy, obviously. More often than not, we get angry and make snap judgments. Sometimes, compassion and mercy are the furthest thing from our minds. But the key here is sympathy, having the ability to understand another... Read more
I’ll admit that I’m only a casual fan of superheroes at best. I’m really picky about what I watch and I tend to prefer shows with female leads and good morals and lots of nerdy fun. Mostly, I love shows with really great writing that doesn’t stoop to soap opera levels. But given that everyone’s been talking about Daredevil, I figured I’d give it a watch. So without further ado, the next few weeks will have posts of me looking at... Read more
My latest meditation from the Mercy Study at the Heart of Mary Women’s Fellowship is up! But before you go read it, I want to share this really awesome giveaway! Read the image below for more details. Who knows, you could get a really cool bracelet! Here’s an excerpt from today’s meditation: Ever saw the movie Groundhog Day? The basic premise of the movie is that a reporter named Phil relives the same day over and over again, stuck... Read more
One of the many devotions I gained in my college years was a love for the Divine Mercy Chaplet. This is also the first year that I finally prayed the Divine Mercy Novena all the way through. (Thank you Pray More Novenas!) I don’t know if it’s just me or if other cradle Catholics have this problem (or heck, even Christians in general), but I always feel like it’s one thing to believe in the core values and all the... Read more
April is National Poetry Month. According to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poetry is the best words in their best order. But in the days of Top 40 music and young adult novels about post-apocalyptic worlds, what place does poetry have in the world? It’s kind of like asking what purpose beauty has in the world, to be honest. Poetry, to me, is one of the most beautiful forms of storytelling. It doesn’t always come in the form of a romantic sonnet or a... Read more
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