Falling in Love

(In honor of St. Valentine’s day and the season of Lent, I thought I would share a quote that my professor of Systematic theology gave us last year at the end of the semester. )
Nothing is more practical than finding God, that is,
than falling in Love in a quite absolute way.
What you are in [...]

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Growing in virtue this Lenten Season

“What are you giving up for Lent?” we are often asked during this time of year. This question usually refers to which specific food or drink we are going to stop eating or drinking during this season. Some go further and want to give up TV shows or the Internet. Although these practices of [...]

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Grace Before Meals–Doxology needed?

We always say grace before meals no matter where we are, but Michael and I have been wondering if there should be a doxology to the traditional prayer that will include all those who do not have the “grace” that we have been given to enjoy a meal. I know that one of our [...]

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Floods in the Caribbean and Mexico

Please offer your prayers and sacrifices for the victims of Tropical Storm Noel in the Dominican Republic and Haiti as well as those displaced due to the devastating floods in the state of Tabasco, Mexico. The floods in Tabasco are being compared to those caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and the worst [...]

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On Silent Retreat this Weekend

I will be out this weekend on a Silent Retreat starting today.
It is definitely a time that I’ve been needing for a while now. I think I have recently reached a pinnacle of frustration, because of my strong desire to become a wife and a mother since I have met Michael. I didn’t [...]

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Bloggers Praying for World Peace

Let us join Marie and Ginny over at View from the Pews to pray for World Peace as talks over Iran intensify.  Let us not forget that it is only through agape that we can defy the evils in this world.

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This Week’s Reflection: On Seeking and Falling in Love

This week, I thought I would let St. Josemaría Escrivá speak for himself. One of the things that has attracted me the most to St. Josemaría has been his practical advice and spiritual practices. I especially liked this reflection on the “stages” to identify ourselves with Christ. The four stages are: 1) [...]

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Penance on Fridays – Meeting our Lord at the Garden

My Lord,
the eternal God for whom there is no time,
you bore at the garden the sins and sufferings
from the past, present and future
of all humanity
to take them later to the cross,
where your love and justice
would be reconciled.

My King and my God,
My dear and only love,
I want to meet you at the garden:
I want to live [...]

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Prayer for an End to Prejudice

I just read this Alternative Prayer for the 20th Sunday of Ordinary time from my Liturgy of the Hours and thought I’d share it:
 Almighty God, ever-loving Father,
your care extends beyond the boundaries of race and nation
to the hearts of all who live.
May the walls, which prejudice raises between us,
crumble beneath the shadow of your outstreched [...]

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This Week’s Reflection: On Humility and Solidarity

St. Francis de Sales in his Introduction to the Devout Life tells us about the importance of humility over all other virtues:
To receive God’s grace into our hearts they must be emptied of of our own vainglory… [A]ll the saints, and particularly the King of Saints and his Mother, have always honored and cherished [humility] [...]

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Earthquake in Peru

Let us pray for our brothers and sisters from Perú who are undergoing tough times with the recent 8.0 scale earthquake.  Let us ask for the intercession of our Blessed Mother to protect her children from this area of the world and bring them comfort.
 As Radical Catholic Mom pointed out in Vox Nova, you can [...]

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