I have been able to realize some pretty extraordinary stuff in my life. I remember that growing up, I looked forward to the “mountaintop” experiences to get through the mundane moments of ordinary life. I remember thinking I had so…
I have been able to realize some pretty extraordinary stuff in my life. I remember that growing up, I looked forward to the “mountaintop” experiences to get through the mundane moments of ordinary life. I remember thinking I had so…
Little is known about the hidden life of the Holy Family. In several verses over a couple chapters across the Gospels, the first thirty years of Jesus’ life before His public ministry are summarized. By the third chapters in both…
This next editorial cycle focuses on the theme of hiddenness. Specifically, “Hidden in the Cleft, the Rock, the Heart.” The central idea at the heart of this theme came about during a discussion about the struggles of feeling hidden or…
I remember when my oldest was around 8 years old. She wanted so badly to master the monkey bars. She would watch other children at our neighborhood park quickly go across, but for her the biggest hurdle was launching herself…
In the center of my heart, there is a garden. At the center of this garden is a throne for the Sacred Heart of Jesus, King and Center of All Hearts. And this center is the core of my prayer.…
We recently finished our Saints of the Sacred Heart series where we discussed three saints to whom Jesus gave particular roles in spreading devotion to His Most Sacred Heart. To the last of these, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Jesus asked for the…
Heavy in my arms the three small bodies I carry into the chapel, nestling one against my elbow while gingerly holding another, still warm, in my hands. I place them alongside each other and cover them with a funeral pall. …
This is the third talk in a 3-part series, Saints of the Sacred Heart, on St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. The video is a replay of a live talk on Crowdcast with the speaker’s notes provided below. The first two talks on Sister Josefa Menendez and St.…
This is the second talk in a 3-part series, Saints of the Sacred Heart, on St. Gertrude the Great. The video is a replay of a live talk on Crowdcast with the speaker’s notes provided below. Watch the first talk on Sister Josefa…
In March 2021, my husband, our friend Joseph and I went on a weekend rustic camping trip in a lakeside park about forty-five minutes north of our Austin home. A rigorous Lent for me as we had launched our Saints for…
