July 13, 2024 Prayer for Emotional Healing Dear God, I need You! I need your help today, O Lord. I feel wounded, empty, shut down and depressed. Sometimes I feel hopeless, for I have struggled a long time with these feelings and this interior numbness. As the psalmist...
July 12, 2024 “Papa’s death does not give me the impression of death, rather one of a true life. I find him again after six years absence; I feel him near me, looking at me, protecting me.”— St. Therese of Lisieux Louis Martin and Zelie Guerin both were disappointed...
July 11, 2024 In Lieu of Flowers By Shawna Lemay Although I love flowers very much, I won’t see them when I’m gone. So in lieu of flowers: Buy a book of poetry written by someone still alive, sit outside with a cup of tea, a glass of wine, and read it out loud, or...
July 10, 2024 “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” was written by preacher Joseph Scriven as a poem to comfort his mother in Ireland because he was far from her in Canada. He published it anonymously, and in 1868, Charles Crozat Converse put it to music. Ever since, it...
July 9, 2024 God the Father knows all our needs and desires without our even mentioning them to him. He knows when we’re hurting because of loss. He knows when we’re anxious about our children or family members, He knows when we’re afraid about the future or saddled...
July 8 2024 When Carey drove into the church parking lot on Wednesday morning, it was filled with cars, far more cars than were usually there for daily Mass. At first, he thought there might be a blood drive, but when he walked in, he realized all those people were...
