by Barbara | Jan 1, 2021 | Why the title about pouring oneself out as gift
It is appropriate to take stock of 2020. Like every year before it, there were aspects out of our control. However, there were and continue to be much that is firmly within our power. Some questions we should ponder deeply are: Where did I grow and improve this past...
by Barbara | Dec 31, 2020 | Why the title about pouring oneself out as gift
Naughty or nice is our choice after all Even when life throws us a curveball. No one can make us kind or sweet, not in life, nor in a Tweet. Our mothers tried to do their best may their efforts be forever blessed. For us to choose rightly is their bequest. We are big...
by Barbara | Dec 19, 2020 | Why the title about pouring oneself out as gift
Working at a Catholic Church feels like I am right there in the vineyard of the Lord at times. It certainly does not imply that only those who work in churches are knee deep in grape juice. No, the world is the vineyard and opportunities abound in every corner of it....
by Barbara | Dec 13, 2020 | Why the title about pouring oneself out as gift
Mothers are a sturdy bunch. In fact, motherhood is not for wimps. We all had one, and it is easy to overlook the role and influence our mother had in our lives. While there is a plethora of “how to books” and plenty of unsolicited advice, there is not much that can...
by Barbara | Dec 5, 2020 | Why the title about pouring oneself out as gift
As I age and have more life behind me than in front of me, I find myself in my deepest emotional and physical pain, identifying most intensely with the Blessed Virgin Mary. Here is the woman who in her own Earthly life experienced so much suffering through her fiat....
