Where You Are Not, We Have Naught

Kind of rhym-mie isn’t it? It is part of the “Come Holy Spirit Sequence” said each year on Pentecost. It sounds wonderful and mysterious in Latin, Veni, Sancte Spiritus. The rest of this particular sequence is this: “Where you are not, we have...

Through Your Life

I was doing my morning prayer a few days back when this seemingly sublime quote really knocked me between the eyes, ” What gifts do you want to make to future generations through the life you are living now? Wow, powerful huh? It wasn’t asking what are you...

Peace, Is It Possible

Today I am away from all my usual craziness and in my own little corner of paradise which makes this time so sweet. I believe with all my heart  that God wishes to pour his peace on us. It couldn’t have been more evident than when we read the account after the...

Mothering and Miracles

Tomorrow dawns on the continental U.S. as mother’s everywhere are remembered and cherished by cards, calls and candy. Not necessarily in that order or limited to those means of gratitude. I too am a mother and now a grandmother, but it wasn’t always so....

Love Creates

At least one hundred times or more I’ve said, “We are created by Love for love.” While I would love to take credit for such a simple yet profound statement I would be lying and taking credit for someone else’s inspiration. Caryll Houselander, a...