Forgive. It sounds easy. People often claim that they have forgiven, when, in fact, they are a long way out from anything that approaches actual forgiveness. To forgive when there is no love is a practical impossibility. To forgive when the person or people who have harmed you refuse to admit that they’ve done anything wrong can seem as if you are agreeing with them. To forgive when they are actively continuing to harm either you or other people feels... Read more
To join the discussion about The Angel Affect We are Never Alone, or to order a copy, go here. My husband and I have knocked on a lot of doors. I can drive up and down the streets in the district I represent and tell you who lives behind most of the doors. I know their faces and thoughts. They’ve told me their fears, shared their joys and come to me for help, sometimes when they were at the extremities... Read more
Never forget that we are resurrection people. Read more
Don’t waste Advent. It’s a wonderful season that allows us to prepare for the coming of Our Lord, as well as look forward to His coming again. The words for Advent are: Peace, Hope, Joy, Love. Don’t waste Advent. Live it and allow Jesus to be born again in your heart. Read more
I have got to go to Rome. I just want to see my Papa, even if it’s from a distance and I have to stand on tiptoes to get a glance. Boston College students Katherine Rich and Ethan Mack, got a lot more than that. They actually traded caps with the Holy Father. From The Boston Globe: Two Boston College juniors walked away from the Vatican with a treasured memento Wednesday, after Pope Francis gave them his white papal skullcap.... Read more
Send a Christmas card to imprisoned pro-life activist, Mary Wagner. Mary has been in and out of prison for quite some time, and has been in a Canadian jail for the past two and a half years. Her crime? She entered abortion clinics to hand out roses and ask the women not to abort their babies. In other contexts, we pin medals on people who risk themselves to save the lives of children. Mary Wagner is a symbol of how... Read more
Long before New Mexico was a playground for the rich and famous, it was a playground for my family. My Daddy’s family hailed from there, going back to before statehood, when it was a dangerous and unsettled wilderness. Edward Arlington Robinson’s line “We count our past backwards by the gravestones and the apple trees” fits my feelings about New Mexico perfectly. All I have to do is change “apple trees” to cacti. My Daddy’s family liked to go camping, again... Read more
Time Magazine named Pope Francis their ‘Person of the Year’ for 2013. This honor, which is usually a signal event in the lives of most of its recipients, was probably more of a bemusement to the Holy Father. He walks in the shoes of the fisherman. I have always loved the power of that first call to Peter. It is an incredible story. Here it is, in all its stark simplicity. As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee,... Read more
Today is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico, the Americas and the New World. Read more
I’m celebrating my anniversary today. That means no posts. I’ll be back in full form tomorrow. Read more
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