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American Novena

January 12, 2021 · by · in Catholic, Christian, Faith, Family, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin · Leave a comment

Prayer works. Calling on our God for guidance, assistance, relief, and peace is always answered, as all prayers are in one way or another. And if God is with us, we are never left alone. Back-up and support comes in numerous ways. The following prayer was shared with me by my friend, Marla, who received […]

Praying for Those on Your List

January 5, 2021 · by · in "The Rosary Prayer by Prayer", Books, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Family, Fatima at 100.Fatima Today, Grieving with Mary, Hans Christian Andersen Illuminated by The Message, Rosary, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Saint Theodora and Her Promise to God, Saint Theodora Guerin, spirituality · 1 Comment

If I tell you that I’ll pray for you, I definitely will. I know that prayer works and plays an important role in healing broken bodies and hearts. Getting through our troubles is a lot easier when riding on the wings of prayer. In addition to helping others, praying for those in need benefits us, […]

God Always Wins

October 21, 2020 · by · in "The Rosary Prayer by Prayer", Catholic, Christian, Faith, Family, Inspired Caregiving, Rosary · Leave a comment

My step-nephew, Ron, and I recently had a conversation about the disturbing current events and tension in the world. We talked about how much we need to pray for peace and justice. Ron ended with this thought: “Not to worry, Mary. God always wins.” Those words have continued to echo in my head ever since. […]

October, the Month of the Rosary

September 24, 2020 · by · in "The Rosary Prayer by Prayer", Book, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Family, Fatima at 100.Fatima Today, Grieving with Mary, Rosary · 1 Comment

With the transition to autumn comes pumpkin spice, falling leaves, cool evenings—and the rosary. The entire month of October is dedicated to the rosary and October 7th is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. In addition, on October 13, 1917, Mary appeared to three shepherd children and said she was the Lady of […]

Riches to Rags

August 7, 2020 · by · in Catholic, Christian, Faith, spirituality · 2 Comments

One of the gifts of going on a pilgrimage is that you never know what will move you spiritually. You can anticipate significant sites being meaningful and memorable, but others impact you in surprising ways. The tomb of St Francis in the Papal Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi, Italy was one such site on […]

God’s Kingdom Here and Now

July 9, 2020 · by · in "The Rosary Prayer by Prayer", Catholic, Christian, Faith, Rosary · 1 Comment

If the current demand for social justice makes us uncomfortable, we might ask why that is so. Perhaps we recognize that we are not truly striving for equality, peace, and compassion for all of our brothers and sisters? We aren’t being as thoughtful and considerate of others as we should be. Social media and consumerism […]

First Place Award for The Alzheimer’s Spouse

July 3, 2020 · by · in Alzheimer's disease, Book, Books, Catholic, Christian, Death and Dying, Faith, Family, Navigating Alzheimer's, The Alzheimer's Spouse, Writing · 3 Comments

Whether fiction or nonfiction, quality books require diligent research, experience, wisdom, imagination, and years, if not decades, of time. From concept through publication and on through marketing, books are the offspring of authors. We live and breathe them. Most books have a life, a period of time in which they are relevant and of interest […]

Why We Suffer

May 27, 2020 · by · in Book, Catholic, Christian, Death and Dying, Faith, Grieving with Mary, Health, spirituality · 2 Comments

“Grieving triggers a range of spiritual questions. We ask why ‘this’ happened to us. Why did it happen now? We want to know why we must endure such anguish and how long must we suffer. When our security is threatened, it’s not unusual to begin a dance with God. We bargain that we will do […]

Perfect Opportunity to Ponder

April 28, 2020 · by · in Book, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Family, Seven Principles of Sainthood, spirituality · 6 Comments

Contemplation is defined as deep reflective thought, to think profoundly about something. In a very busy life, there is little opportunity to contemplate on anything. God, a Higher Power, Mother Nature, the Universe, humanity – whoever or whatever is responsible for this haunting virus, sent us to our rooms to think about what we need […]

The Road to Crucifixion

April 10, 2020 · by · in "The Rosary Prayer by Prayer", Book, Christian, Faith, Rosary · 4 Comments

Following are photos from my pilgrimage to Jerusalem and Italy noting locations recognized as Stations of the Cross, events on Jesus’s path to his crucifixion. + + + We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world. Jesus is Condemned to Death 2. Jesus Carries […]

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