January 15, 2025 “It’s life. You have to be able to get up, face your flaws, and just, whatever it is, take a step or an inch.You just got to keep moving forward.”—Monty Williams To this day, Sandy harbors regrets that she wasn’t there when her dear Aunt Arlene...
January 14, 2025 The Awakening By Kathleen R. Neville In the night cameA touch,A gentle whisper,And I am freeTo soar.Impenetrable walls,Unspeakable terrors,Gone.With hands heldAround my heartTo hug,All my fearsDisappear.The child withinEmergesTo be seen once...
January 13, 2025 And He will raise you up on eagle’s wings, bear you on the breath of dawn Make you to shine like the sun,and hold you in the palm of His hand…— Fr. Michael Joncas Fr. Michael Joncas has composed more than 20 collections of liturgical music, along with...
January 12, 2025 The first assignment Jan gave her public speaking class every semester was to write a two-minute speech on the topic, “If you could take anyone to dinner, living or dead, who would it be?” Most of the class was anxiety-ridden when it came to standing...
January 11, 2025 Mechthild of Magdeburg, a 13th-century mystic, who was a member of the community of Beguines, prayed for a person who was despondent because of hardship and guilt. Describing her mystical experience with God she explained the suffering that humans...
January 10, 2025 Someone Cares for Me By Paula Jensen Someone cares for meEven when I’m feeling weakAnd when I’m alone,No one else at home,You’re the Person that I seeAlways taking care of me. You help me grow even though You knowThat I may complain and fussWhen I...
