Hello, Friends! In the spirit of helping to develop and grow in virtue each day, I am excited about a new e-course that was launched by CatholicsOnline that addresses one of the most challenging facets of our life–social media. Below is a description of the e-course from one of the course creators, Sara Estabrooks: This e-course is designed to help Catholics live out their faith more fully online, by being aware and intentional about what they post and what they consume, by setting healthy limits, and by looking for opportunities to integrate the faith with their social media use. This […]
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Hello, my friends! Have been absent from posting the last few weeks as I have been working hard to finish a draft of my book. Hoping to be back posting on my blog this coming weekend, but in the interim, here’s a great article by Claire Dwyer, “When God Says Wait” from Spiritualdirection.com. Enjoy! When God Says, “Wait.”
In the series finale of the epic fantasy television series, Game of Thrones, Tyrion Lannister, a character who throughout the series has been known for his insights and cleverness, argues for why Brandon Stark, who is now also the Three-Eyed Raven, should become the next King of Westeros. In a nutshell, Tyrion goes through all the many things that do NOT bring people together before pointing out the one thing that does–stories. Tyrion goes on to say: “There is nothing more powerful than a good story…nothing can stop it.” And Tyrion argues that this is why Bran should be king, […]
May is in full swing, and with it comes MANY invitations. Invitations to high school and college graduations, weddings, end of school year parties, Alumni or work-related BBQs, Volunteer appreciation dinners, etc. It can be rather overwhelming! But I recently was reading an article that was talking about the different metaphors to use to describe life, and one that was proposed was that life is a meal. See life as a meal. A fantastic, cozy meal. With good friends, family, loved ones – fascinating company. With great, delicious food. –Maartin van Doorn Although van Doorn was discussing a different way […]
GREAT article that lists the practical steps we all need to keep in mind about how to prepare and then contend with spiritual battles. Enjoy! What are the 25 Secrets of Spiritual Struggle that Jesus revealed to St. Faustina? — Read on spiritualdirection.com/2019/05/16/25-secrets-of-spiritual-struggle
THANK YOU to everyone who joined me earlier this evening for my FB Live Event, “How to Live the Extraordinary Graces of Easter”! For those of you who were unable to join me, here is the link to the video feed and a link to download the slides is below it. Enjoy!
One of the speakers for the upcoming Diocese of Birmingham Eucharistic Congress that will occur on June 28-29, 2019 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center is someone who many people may already be familiar—Dr. Scott Hahn. Dr. Hahn’s work in the field of Scripture study, particularly in compiling and sharing what is now commonly known as “Covenant Theology,” has brought thousands to a greater understanding of Salvation History. The story of God’s relationship with His people. His most recent work, Genesis to Jesus, the latest addition to the Journey Through Scripture video Bible Study series from the St Paul Center for […]
A reminder that my next Facebook Live Event, “How to Live the Extraordinary Graces of Easter” is THIS Thursday, May 2nd at 7:30pm CST. Simply go to the @sayyestoholiness page on Facebook, and you should see the Live stream of the event at 7:30pm. Hope you can join me! https://www.facebook.com/events/594914397657297/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%223%22%2C%22ref_newsfeed_story_type%22%3A%22regular%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&xts%5B0%5D=68.ARCtFm6FMngcbIvdhJdtqf7YwLQ29mgl9JuEdZYyQcEzC9QM40wUKmKJU3_3Lt4IJzaj5Jzw8g0IR7-STdAojQNnPy4JT6-D7Lreus7nwuDYc_fg5J6wcQZ7mhySUYnsUIjAaj9bfeyJnBan02phxGgn70u9NLT9dUjLPvpzEPnmN4jPBWVDvKCrZLTro_KY5cWsxp0hdMSw-QQsvS97OXHNd-1F_WjnMNoy0aiU70AFFBOUT02khbP4Z5C_njWEOSSfQdyqsWynsfEU8CHpioX_EtFUaeq8vQ0y1OqhzLgo6kNJx9SjjVRWxBUlDpxuKUVf0BsMo8oKt2iqB4H0P2U&tn=HH-R
Happy Monday of the 2nd week of Easter! Had a full and busy few weekend that was bookended by two of the most anticipated pop culture events in the last decade as I went and saw Avengers: End Game… …and then watched the living battle the Night King and his army of the dead in the Battle of Winterfell in the final season of the Game of Thrones. So as to not give away any spoilers for those of you who may not have seen one or the other, let me simply share that in both of these stories, all […]
Today, as we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday, am sharing this beautiful reflection written by Dr Anthony Lilles that was posted over on SpiritualDirection.com who explains not only WHAT Divine Mercy is, but also WHY we should celebrate it and HOW we should respond to this great gift. Enjoy, and see you on the Way later this week! https://spiritualdirection.com/2019/04/28/open-the-floodgates-of-mercy