Tag Archives: saints

Love doesn’t make sense to me, either

Did you ever have a conversation that was probably insignificant to everyone else involved but it stuck with you over the next few days and weeks and months, gently permeating your thoughts and research? A while back someone brought up Ephesians 5 with me. Be my guest, guess which part? You probs guessed right. TheContinueContinue reading “Love doesn’t make sense to me, either”

Celebrating people.

Because I love the church and her saints and all of the feast days, guess what? TODAY YOU LEARN MORE. My hero, St. Hildegard. Yesterday was her feast day. I love her first of all because my coworker had a quote of St. Hildegard’s on the wall. I love her secondly because she is aContinueContinue reading “Celebrating people.”

Three super short reflections by me. Today.

Hi! Can I just spit out reflections rapid-fire without necessarily providing any linking thoughts or points? Yes? Good. Here we go, Flo. First, here’s a reflection from that online retreat I’m doing: “In this scene [where Mary visits Elizabeth], two peasant women, both pregnant, greet each other. Everything about it suggests smallness and obscurity. WhatContinueContinue reading “Three super short reflections by me. Today.”

And then God asks us to do the terrifying

I’ve been thinking about things and mulling over some of my go-to prayers and stories and saints as I move forward in my life a bit. (Hopefully. God, please, let’s be moving forward?) This prayer is one of my favorites, ascribed to St. Brendan the Navigator, a man who lived in Ireland from 484-577. AsContinueContinue reading “And then God asks us to do the terrifying”

My longest-range plans at the moment: New Year’s Eve

Important video to start this conversation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSq1cez_flQ YOU’VE BEEN ASKED. And by two of the cutest cats around, I might add. And one had a ukelele. I care about you guys, is what I’m saying. Anyway, the question that remains is: WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR’S EVE? Things I printed today: Registration form. OnContinueContinue reading “My longest-range plans at the moment: New Year’s Eve”

Year of Faith Catholicism to the max. Prepare to be overwhelmed.

Two Sundays ago I attended mass at the large stone-and-marble Shrine across the city from my house. I went there because I honestly thought the Year of Faith ended this week instead of a few days later still, and I needed to fit in my favorite indulgence-option of the entire Year-of-Faith deal: renewing of yourContinueContinue reading “Year of Faith Catholicism to the max. Prepare to be overwhelmed.”

On Becoming More of Yourself (is that grammatically correct?)

I was standing on the corner of a busy road and a not-as busy road this weekend holding a sign about valuing life. And I was supposed to be silently praying, but then an old friend of mine walked over. He’s one of those people who is probably way too cool to talk to me,ContinueContinue reading “On Becoming More of Yourself (is that grammatically correct?)”

St. Therese, on her feast day

Back in January I sat on a chair and Father Pio Maria sat on a couch and talked to me about my life. We’ve been doing this every January for the past few years, and it’s always a treasured time for me. He gave me a bunch of things to do to improve in holiness,ContinueContinue reading “St. Therese, on her feast day”

We laughed a lot this weekend

Full confession: I haven’t straight-read any of St. Benedict’s stuff. But I did read Mama Monk’s series and a book called “Radical Hospitality” and if I ever got a tattoo I would get the St. Benedict’s medal on my back. (For the record, I would also get that little cross tatted into my wrist ifContinueContinue reading “We laughed a lot this weekend”