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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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...
Song of a Mission Walk
Step, Step, Click, Clack. Here we go! Step, Step, Click, Clack. What a beautiful morning! Step, Step, Click, Clack. Look up so as not to...
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...
It's been a while
I'm afraid my new position has had me doing exclusively academic reading and writing for the past 6 months. I'm not complaining. I do...
Be a pilgrim rather than a tourist?
The following is a portion of what I shared with my fellow peregrinos last fall while staying at the historical Mission St Anthony de...
I am one of The Chosen
They will know us by our joy! As I arrived in the Dallas metro area the day before due on set to get my PCR-COVID test, it became very...
You Carry Me
You carry me so softly, your touch feels like a warm breeze. You carry me so strongly, I cannot help but stand. You carry me so quietly,...
Mustard blooms everywhere
"There is no such thing as a weed." We quoted in unison as we reminisced stories about our agronomy and horticulture professors from our...
The dust on my feet
The road we traveled was not paved. It was not fertile. It was clear and even flat for a while. It was bordered by rough, untamed terrain...
New friends
"A new friend is like a new wine- when it has aged, you drink it with pleasure." Sirach 9:10 I began the week as a stranger among...
Response to Your light makes Jesus visible
Dear Nina, I saw the two of you. I also saw the Padre walk those same steps before you. I love how both of you love my son so much that...
Your light makes Jesus visible
Dear Mary, I wanted to share how your light made Jesus visible to me today. As I walked the past 3 days on pilgrimage, when our group...
My Prayer as a CA Mission Walker
Lord, Heavenly Father, creator of all things, spread your peace upon us. Give us the grace to move forward, looking back only to see how...
Spend An Hour With Me
Jesus said to the apostles, "So you could not keep watch with me for one hour?" This is the reoccurring verse for me during adoration...
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faith, teaching, and agriculture.
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