Originally, I wrote this sleep prayer for a friend who asked we pray for her as she had been unable to sleep the past few days. After praying, I was able to write a few prayers, but never managed to post it online. Lo and behold, after going past day 3 of a sleepless night, […]
On this particular Father’s Day, I wanted to honor my father-in-law and those special men out there who are no longer with us. As a father, my father-in-law exemplified the best traits any man would desire should he become a dad. I watched as he guided his children and became surprised by how he so […]
My soul hurts. There is so much evil at times; darkness is hidden in every corner. Yet, somehow we linger and struggle, continuing through this adversity. Thus, the saving prayer unraveled itself in my mind one Tuesday night long ago. Whenever you learn of the horrors of the world and know there are strangers, no, […]
One of the curious things about God is our relationship to him. There are many thoughts on this, including Matt Walsh’s salty take on the idea that our relationship with God is verbiage used to avoid accepting the sins we are unabashedly proud of, no matter the consequences. While, he does speak briefly on the […]
Growing up, one of my favorite prayers as a little girl included a traditional prayer to guardian angels. Somewhere in my closet the old picture remains, however as the picture frame centered on a little girl and a “younger female angel” it no longer connected with me. I began to associate it with prayers for […]
Right now, I feel very overwhelmed. Truthfully I sometimes think I give away so much and there is nothing left for me; when I finally have time to do what is necessary, there is so little time left. Today, I was able to do less than an hour of necessary work. I accomplished nothing. This […]
Last Friday, I had a negative experience at work with a coworker calling me untrustworthy and attacking my character. It was upsetting as the other person on our team appeared to side with this individual and did not want to deal with the fallout. The silent coworker was a close friend and it hurt me to think […]
Lately, I’ve been following the advice from a brochure I received in RCIA class called “Seven Daily Habits for Faithful Catholics.” In the interest of full disclosure, when the little pamphlet was given to me it seemed like one more tedious thing to worry about or learn, without actually being able to apply it in […]
I was a Pro-Choice advocate for most of my life. There was a time to me when abortion rights were akin to attacking women, however, I have since come to accept the reality that the fetus is in fact, a baby. Not only a baby, but a human being, and not a clump of cells […]
One of the most frightening prospects is losing your employment due to either errors of your own or a miscommunication, which puts you in a negative light. You may be unfairly blamed for some action, which you are completely innocent of due to mismanagement. I understand. Losing a job, not knowing where your next paycheck […]
Based on the title I should add, “And I Hate It.” I have no excuse for the sins I struggle with to be quite frank with you. Perhaps the only commentary I can add is that so much of our culture normalizes egregious behavior that even the smaller things seem not to be “so bad” […]