You can't do better than the Legion of Mary- the best way to put the Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary in practice. We visit nursing homes,...
Powerful, thanks for sharing that!
I was saying to my husband we are really now like the first Christians in ancient Rome where anything was ok. The Christians did not fight...
I believe the new Springtime is on its way but not yet- it is the new Pentacost- the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart. I believe that the Flame of...
It really touched my heart and hit home- and my daughter has a horse named Bella!
Welcome Chuck! I am looking forward to your posts about the Flame of Love! Blessings, Val
So many things coming together- of course the media is taking this to mean that Mercy will open up the Church to whatever agenda they want her to...
I am thrilled about this- I just finished reading Father Michael Gaitley's Second Greatest Story Ever Told and it really pulls together Fatima,...
I love this message of Peli's today- praise and worship sometimes is all you need to keep focused on God and to stop looking at your circumstances.
I do worry about that especially because I was pretty much in the world as I was raising them but then I remember that God really is in charge and...
I think we need this time of training as I can tell you- I am still a big weak baby! Just trying to fast for a few hours and give up coffee (and I...
I love it Charlie, from your lips to God's ears- my life's work has been with individuals with severe neurological disability. It is horrifying to...
I am periodically re-reading it- the first time I read it I was a Catholic "newbie" still in RCIA- it is sinking in better this time.
Love that book- so beautiful!
I am back to the Flame of Love diary- I really think this movement needs to take off so that Jesus can indeed find faith on Earth. I went to the...
It is hard to ignore the latest horror from Isis with the burning alive of the Jordanian pilot- have we ever seen such brutality on such a wide...
This is the new life issue- we will keep seeing this as medical care resources are perceived to be limited and as guidelines are put in place...
I attended a great program at our parish yesterday called Superbowl of Catholic Thought. Great ideas for evangelization and wonderful fellowship!...
Maybe it shows I am holding onto my shallow pop culture self but I loved seeing the Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid- made me smile!
Thanks Border Collie- you are right that is my sig:) I don't know where the Lord is taking me but if I take my eyes off of Him I am sunk. It was...
It is so hard to get my husband and friends to acknowledge what is in front of our faces- I believe we have seen in Paris the end of Western...
He and I- the writings of Gabrielle Bossis, a French nurse who was receiving locutions from Jesus. She kept a diary. Nothing prophetic, just a...
I love Linda's writings- she is so honest and she talks about God like she is taking to a friend.
I too am working on putting a guard on my mouth- even if what I say is not sin all the time, I talk way too much about myself and express my...
Charlie's new piece is truly amazing- we really have accepted at least in the US a "new normal"- sometimes I feel such cognitive dissonance...
Welcome Connie- I love your site and how you make Carmelite spirituality so easy to understand for us busy people out there!
Very interesting - I love that site! Thanks for letting us know Padraig!
I don't know- I went through a bit of personal purgation last year due to events in my family life and the death of a dear friend unexpectedly and...
I really love this message- I love how she says you do not need to examine it much- like she is saying stop thinking so much and just do it!
I am a convert and am known as being a helicopter Mom:) so I chose Monica two years ago when I came into the Church! And my young adult kids know...