I just returned from a three-day trip with my family to La Crosse, Wisconsin, where we lived for six years. It was a break my husband and I both needed. We visited with friends and former co-workers, attended Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, swam in the hotel pool, and had some …
Dear readers, how is your spiritual life? Is your heart at peace? Do you have a deep, abiding joy? Is your faith stronger than ever? Is your prayer flourishing? Or is your heart full of anxiety? Do you fear for the future of your loved ones? Do you doubt God’s goodness? Are you on the …
How is your spiritual life going? Are you feeling frustrated with yourself? Are you distraught over your lack of progress? Do you keep falling into the same sins repeatedly? Welcome to the human race! No, I’m not trying to dismiss your concerns flippantly. Sometimes we just need a reminder that we are, after all, fallen. …
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Today is the fortieth anniversary of one of the saddest events in my life so far. On June 10, 1974, our family was driving to the annual Catholic Charismatic Conference at the University of Notre Dame. We began our journey in Spokane, Washington, where we had spent a weekend on retreat. Just outside Missoula, …
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I don’t know about you, but I used to fear the future. I feared what might happen to my kids in this post-Christian culture. I feared that all the good things in my life were in the past. I feared spending time in Purgatory. I feared that our country was falling apart. In fact, I …