Powered by RedCircle Someone brought up St. Maria Goretti to me recently and I have to admit that my first thought was “I’m not really that interested in her.” I didn’t think that I, as a working mom of five…
Powered by RedCircle Someone brought up St. Maria Goretti to me recently and I have to admit that my first thought was “I’m not really that interested in her.” I didn’t think that I, as a working mom of five…
Powered by RedCircle A good starting point for understanding the virtue of abandonment is to reflect on the following passage from the prophet Isaiah: “Thus says the LORD: For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my…
Powered by RedCircle Do you ever get that feeling where you want to just run away from everything and go live up in the mountains? Or maybe just escape to the beach for forever? To be quite honest, as a…
Powered by RedCircle Saint Damien, a Belgian priest who was a missionary to lepers exiled to the small Hawaiian island of Molokai, epitomized sacrifice. He gave his life service to these outcasts. Although in 1889 his selfless love of God…
Powered by RedCircle I want to focus on St. Peter and the topic of surrender. Imagine St. Peter in the garden of Gethsemane, having just witnessed Judas, his friend of 3 years, betray Jesus with a kiss. Imagine his shock,…
Powered by RedCircle Have you ever had questions about your faith or feared that what you’ve always been told is true might not be? I have, and let me tell you – that can feel very scary! Look, don’t beat…
Powered by RedCircle Perhaps what most of us remember about St. Monica is that she prayed for over 20 years for the conversion of her son Augustine. Her patience and persistence in praying and fasting for her son even when…
Powered by RedCircle I’m here to tell you that it’s absolutely possible to celebrate your 25th wedding anniversary with a beautiful new ring on your finger, dining at your favorite restaurant, surrounded by your spouse and five wonderful kids, followed…
Powered by RedCircle Nothing about humility sounded good when I was first taught about it. It seemed that you had to be dishonest about your own talents and strengths, downplaying any good that you did, and emphasizing your faults. How…
Powered by RedCircle What is humility? Well the best and simplest definition of humility that I ever heard was that humility isn’t thinking less of ourselves but in thinking about ourselves less! I’ll tell you from the start: my understanding of…
