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This is a continuation of the post about Lindenwood Retreat: Part 1 Thursday, April 11: Day Four I prayed Mark 1:9-11. The theme of this day was memory and how we can look back on our lives and see God acting there. In spiritual direction I talked about memories with Sister Joetta and places where […]
When I art journaled, I cut out weeks in calendars and painted whatever color the day felt like on each day. For example: If I did that now, these are the colors I’d paint the last few days: Color My Days: Holy Week 2024 Chrism Mass On Tuesday, March 26, I attended the Chrism Mass […]
I’m in Kansas visiting my sister Beth so I can attend the baptism of my little niece. She drove up to Indiana to be there when I was baptized last Easter Vigil and I promised that I’d be here for Elly’s baptism. So one 12-hour drive later, here we are! We can only stay a […]
Sunday was the first day Stuart was able to go hunting this season so I said I would make him a hunter’s pie and pumpkin pie for dessert. I like to use a rough-puff pastry-like pie crust recipe that is very finicky but ultimately fun to work with and makes hundreds of little flaky layers. […]
I’ve always loved this little poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 – 1950): First Fig My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends— It gives a lovely light! In college this used to pop into my head as I studied late into […]
I woke up early on Holy Saturday, April 8th struck with the realization that the next morning, I would wake up Catholic, an adopted daughter of God. At Mass on Sunday morning, how would I feel when praying “Our Father,” abba, my Father? How would it feel to receive Communion and participate in my first […]
Chrism Mass I took most of the week leading up to Easter off so I could attend Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and go down to Lafayette for the Chrism Mass. Also, my sister was driving all the way from Kansas to be there for Easter Vigil. On the way down to Lafayette, I wrote in […]
The tipsy-in-love feeling lasted for a few days. By the evening of March 29th, the in-love feeling was still there, but I didn’t feel tipsy anymore. This was great because I had planned to attend Eucharistic adoration for the first time that evening and driving in that state would have been difficult. Beaver Lake Adoration […]
After Father Mike taught me that you could pray by writing, I started writing to God constantly. I wrote Him poems and letters, usually starting with Dear God. At first, I kept a Word document with snippets of verses that had been kicking around my head since I started going to Mass. The first poem […]
I had never heard of Dr. Scott Hahn before the Inspiring Presence event, but the many Facebook advertisements that popped up in my feed assured me he was both a prolific author and a respected biblical scholar. How can you say no to that for 20 bucks? The talk by Scott Hahn did not disappoint […]
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