What makes a modern pilgrim?
As many times as I've tried to explain my desire for pilgrimage, I have never found just the right words to express my thoughts and...
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The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few. Matthew 9:37
After participating in a Called and Gifted workshop series with the Catherine of Sienna Institute, I decided to explore my gift of writing. Never before had I viewed my skill as a gift from the Holy Spirit and, as I would learn, it is only a gift when it is shared. As a result, I started collecting the writings and am sharing them with you here.
I've been working to be more open to the prompting of the Holy Spirit. These posts are truly His work flowing through my pen onto paper. Yes, I write the old fashioned way and then transcribe them for this online environment. I am in awe every time I type because there is actually very little editing I have to do for a completed piece. There have been several times I have felt like I was taking dictation from God.
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I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy co-creating them.
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Waiting in the darkness
It's about an hour before the scheduled start of the first Stations of the Cross of this Lent. I'm early, hoping to get to spend some...
Lent 2024: The Litany of Humility
One thing is for certain, be careful what you ask God for. This year I prayed for a fruitful Lent. Frankly, last year was dry and I just...
Hello, Jesus,
My heart is bursting with joy at the sight of you in the monstrance! It's been too long since I've visited you and my soul recognizes the...
Hiking as Pilgrimage
Winter is the best season to hike in Arkansas. We don't have the bitter, everlasting feet of snow. The insects, snakes, and humidity are...
I am so grateful!
For: Friends who lift me up. For: Christ's hands working through the people around me. For: Being healthy enough to hike. For: My husband...
Surrender
Surrender has never really been a part of my life, much less my vocabulary. However, as I grow in age, and hopefully wisdom, it is an...
Is not life more than food...Mt 6:25
This verse spoke to me as I embarked on my 4th CA Mission Walk. People ask me why I take a week to go out to California and walk so many...
Saint Junipero Serra, Siempre Adelante
I want to begin this last post about St Junipero by sharing how much I have loved getting to know him. As with every person, there are...
Saint Junipero Serra, from philosophy to practice
Only four of Father Junipero's sermons survived to be read by modern eyes. I'm sure we can thank either the university he worked for or...
Saint Junipero Serra, priest and missionary
It's important to note at the beginning that not all Franciscan Friars are ordained priests. Identifying Father Junipero as a saint does...
Saint Junipero Serra, the man
One author stated Saint Junipero Serra is one of the most written-about saints in the history of the Catholic Church. This is in part...
Getting to know Saint Junipero Serra
For several months I'd been looking forward to the annual October walk in the footsteps of Padre Serra and other Franciscans along the...
Little nuggets
I'm always amazed at how many times I can read or hear the same story from the bible and learn something different every time. Some say...
It is quiet.
It is quiet. The world is holding its breath, waiting. It is quiet. The birds of the air and the animals of the earth anticipate the...
Good Friday
"My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" Psalm 22:2 I was confused by this passage during the early years of my faith journey. I...
Holy Thursday
The tabernacle is open. The sanctuary candle is extinguished. Christ is absent. I am struck to my core by the empty space. How must the...
Looking for Jesus
"Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?" Luke 1:49 These 2 sentences stab me in the heart...
In God's Time
I've reentered the formal classroom and it is wonderful! I knew it would be. I am a teacher to my very core. It is the greatest gift God...
Gloria En Excelsis Deo!
It is just minutes before midnight. Minutes before Christmas day. I sit with anticipation, waiting to sing my most favorite song of the...
Cultivating...
faith, teaching, and agriculture.
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