I go to church. I’m aware that not everyone attends church. And, you know what, friend, I appreciate your spiritual walk…whatever it looks like. Maybe at this point of your life you find it healthier to experience God in what might be considered a non-traditional way. I validate your search. That being said, I goContinueContinue reading “On attending church”
Category Archives: Faith
TODAY IS AN AWESOME DAY
Today is an awesome day. Today is the Feast of St. Andrew. I am going to list awesome things in rapid-fire mode, so hang onto your short pants. Awesome Story As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a netContinueContinue reading “TODAY IS AN AWESOME DAY”
A Hopeful Tuesday
On Sunday my childhood parish (Catholic-speak for “church”) closed. For good. Some of my family went to the closing mass. I didn’t. I had attended a different parish that morning, but I drove by hoping to catch the end of the mass. Entering the church triggered a flood of memories. I meant to walk towardsContinueContinue reading “A Hopeful Tuesday”
Their hearts were moved with pity. Part I.
Friday was a day, ya’ll. One of those days where you’re like, “Wait, wait, is this really happening to me?” And not exactly in the good way, either…rather, the kind of way that promises to seep into your weekend and puke sewer water into your otherwise happy-weekend thoughts. And then I was emailed this picture:ContinueContinue reading “Their hearts were moved with pity. Part I.”
The Camino, Elections, and Fears/Lies in our ears
I’ll open this post by referencing another blog, one written by a Mormon mama who is interesting, talented, and has incredible home-birth stories. Just saying. Fact: she has also struggled with infertility. I loved her most recent post. She and her husband are having another baby! I love several things that she said, one ofContinueContinue reading “The Camino, Elections, and Fears/Lies in our ears”
What I LEARNED from TEACHING Children’s Liturgy
Every so often my sister and I lead “Children’s Liturgy.” This means that a bunch of little kids with big eyes and legs dangling to the floor stare at us while we try to talk to them about Jesus. Here is something that I love about them: they haven’t learned the “correct” answers yet, theContinueContinue reading “What I LEARNED from TEACHING Children’s Liturgy”
St. Luke and Colleen
When I sat in mass on the Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist, the priest started mass with a short biography of St. Luke–but it was different from any other St. Luke bio I had ever heard. Most St. Luke biographies outline that this Evangelist wrote the Gospel according to St. Luke (kind of obvious,ContinueContinue reading “St. Luke and Colleen”
Salt and light
Most days I wake up all like, “Yes! New day! Time to exercise!” But today I was a bit slower. Winter is coming, it was windy and cold outside. Perhaps one day I will use this bloggy medium to further ponder why people enjoy cold weather (my coworker exclaimed, “Danielle! Living in THE PRESENT!”) but, that’sContinueContinue reading “Salt and light”
Emotional Vomit: The Canticle of Zechariah, Events and Thoughts
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; he has come to his people and set them free. Yesterday I sat on a plastic chair in a row of six other plastic chairs to talk to the young people of my parish about parish involvement. I was a part of a panel: old and young,ContinueContinue reading “Emotional Vomit: The Canticle of Zechariah, Events and Thoughts”
“Faith is a sheer gift of God”
Faith is a sheer gift of God, which we receive when we fervently ask for it. At the Easter Vigil of 2011 I sat in my pew and listened to the great stories of our faith–stories of a God reaching out, desiring relationship with His people. And I asked myself, “Well, yeah, but is itContinueContinue reading ““Faith is a sheer gift of God””
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