Pursued by Truth
Do you have difficulty in prayer? The Crabby Mystic (Sr. Mary Lea) is here to help with her quirky sense of humor and offbeat wisdom that is sure to entertain as well as nourish the soul. My interview with this gem of a nun. Read more
Do you have difficulty in prayer? The Crabby Mystic (Sr. Mary Lea) is here to help with her quirky sense of humor and offbeat wisdom that is sure to entertain as well as nourish the soul. My interview with this gem of a nun. Read more
I really looked forward to being on Jennifer Fulwiler's show because we both come from similar backgrounds. She is from the state below the greatest state in the union: Oklahoma. She was an atheist, and I was an atheist. She loves Tupac and I love...The Smiths? Ok, the similarities end there but we had a lot to talk about. Read more
The Church presents Mary as a model for our Advent journey. Why? It might seem obvious since she gave birth to Jesus. But there’s more to it than we might think... Read more
The Maronite Archbishop of Damascus, Samir Nassar, has written a heartbreaking letter for the beginning of Advent entitled "Christmas Solitude." Read it and then please help. Read more
I was going to write something about the new show on Lifetime about discerning a vocation to religious life: The Sisterhood. After live tweeting the episode with Elizabeth Scalia, Diana von Glahn and the fabulous Daughters of St. Paul postulants, I had a few thoughts. But everyone beat me to the punch. Sorry, I was too busy making pecan pumpkin rum pie… One thing most of us had in common was that we were all surprised to actually like the show. I was definitely prepared to dislike it. Sure, there... Read more
Because some folks are just not readers and we are approaching the family movie-watching season, I decided to follow up my previous post with a list of the top ten movies I would recommend seeing with or giving to the fallen-away Catholics you love. With the help of some of my former fallen-away Catholic friends, here is the list in no particular order Read more
I asked some of my former fallen-away Catholic friends for ideas and I came up with what I think is a pretty good list of books that do not have Catholic messages that are so obvious that our loved ones will roll their eyes and add it to the "So-and-so wants to convert me" section in their bookcase. Instead, I picked books that communicate the grace and mystery of our faith in a way that is subtle, attractive and respectful. Read more
"Nuns don't grow on trees." So says Sr. Helena Burns FSP who is trying to raise money to put together a vocation video with Spirit Juice Studios. If you have not seen their work before, check out their awesome video Zombies vs. Jesus. Ok, maybe that’s not your thing…But the vocation video they are working on may be more up your alley. Read more
Before this season passes me by in the blink of an eye I have a brilliant idea...I'm going to start planning now for my Advent. And you are going to help me. Chances are Advent will still be fleeting but with your help I'm gonna do my best to make the most of this time and keep my focus on Jesus. Read more
As I lifted the Host closer, I could see how thin that Host was, how frail! A piece had broken off so that the Host was not perfectly round. It was even crumbly around the edges. Like me, I realized. Something shifted inside of me. If Jesus could transform such a humble thing as a broken wafer of bread into His Body, couldn’t He transform me? Read more
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