This post is part of our Lenten series, journeying the Stations of the Cross. In this reflection on the Eighth Station of the Cross, Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem, while keeping an eye on the weeping women of Jerusalem, Tammi highlights the…
This post is part of our Lenten series, journeying the Stations of the Cross. In this reflection on the Eighth Station of the Cross, Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem, while keeping an eye on the weeping women of Jerusalem, Tammi highlights the…
This post is part of our Lenten series, journeying the Stations of the Cross. In this meditation on the Fourth Station of the Cross, Jesus Is Met by His Blessed Mother, Contributor Tammi brings into focus Mary’s presence both as a mother…
This post is part of our Lenten series, journeying the Stations of the Cross. In this meditation on the Second Station of the Cross, Jesus Accepts the Cross, Contributor Alyssa reflects on how sometimes we try to take on crosses that aren’t…
The Stone that the Builder’s rejected has become the cornerstone.” Acts 4:11 I used to love to watch my son build Lego towers. He would call for my attention excitedly as the tower wavered from its height. Several times I…
As we seek to make “His Heart, My Home” this year, the Stations of the Cross are a devotion the Lord has been calling us to do to grow our relationship with Him. A type of spiritual pilgrimage, the Lord…
My family loves to eat. When I am gathered with my brothers and their families, we talk about the food we are going to eat for dinner while we are still eating lunch! Our love affair with food began with a mother…
When I sat down to write this blog post about “opening our hurting hearts to love,” I really struggled. I even put a call into a fellow member of our team looking for some inspiration. Usually writing a blog post for…
As a student, St. Thomas Aquinas was called by his classmates the Dumb Ox, both because of his size and because he didn’t talk very much during class. His teacher, who later became known as St. Albert the Great, is said…
I have always seen the elderly as the most humble human beings. We know that at some point in our lives, we won’t be able to tend to our basic needs, but we always expect this to happen when we’re…
I have really been struggling to write this post. This has been a very hard month, one during which it has been a great challenge to find and live with joy. For me, joy is a much different idea than…