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Reflections for the journey
How we perceive the cross depends on our level of holiness… — Leila Miller
This article from Leilamiller.net (and also shared via SpiritualDirection.com) does a beautiful job describing not only the three stages along the path of holiness, but also provides a great synopsis of how we perceive suffering during each stage. An illuminating read...
A Mind at Peace
This is a great review of a PHENOMENAL book that I HIGHLY recommend, especially for those desiring to experience peace in the midst of daily life. A highly informative read! Lord, Jesus, may I know myself and may I know You. — St. Augustine — Read on...
Finding Purpose and Meaning In The Midst Of Change
“Whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.” These words from the Gospel always give me strength and encouragement, rather than condemnation or fear of judgment, particularly when I am faced with changes in my life like are going...
My Interview on Southern Catholic Living Radio Episode
Evening, my Friends! Have some news to share. First, my apologies for my absence in the last week as I have been dealing with managing the care for my mom in the aftermath of her having a stroke last Sunday. Praise be to God that she is recovering and is now doing...
Care Of The One IS Care of the Whole
I often am asked by people how it possible that the "care of the one" could possibly result in the "care of the whole." The "Care of the one is care of the whole" is the idea that caring holistically for the needs of the one person, actually results in the eventual...
My Blog Post Shared on Stay Close to Christ platform!
Greetings! Am SO very excited and pleased to announce that the folks over at Stay Close to Christ have shared my blog post, The Irreplaceable Importance of Fatherhood on their website for their audience! A link to the article on their website can be found here: Guest...
Luxuriating in the Love of God
Two weeks after celebrating Pentecost, and more than eight weeks after Easter, to the casual observer who was to look at the daily life of many Christians, it would appear that they, along with the rest of the world, have "moved on" from remembering the great...
The Irreplaceable Importance of Fatherhood
As Father’s Day is celebrated this weekend, it caused me to reflect upon fatherhood, and it also brought to mind something that many people might not know—the IRREPLACEABLE importance of fathers regarding the spiritual lives of children, society and the world. This...
New E-Course That Assists in Developing Holy Social Media Habits
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...
BLOG SHARE–When God Says Wait
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"...
Why Game of Thrones Gives Clarity, Inspires Greatness and Makes Us All Braver People
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...
How One RSVP Can Change Your Life Forever
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...
25 Secrets of Spiritual Struggle—Spiritual Direction.com post
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...
How to Live the Extraordinary Graces of Easter FB Live Video and
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! How...
God’s Story is OUR Story; And It’s A Love Story
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...
FB Live Event THIS Thursday (May 2nd) at 7:30pm–“How to Live the Extraordinary Graces of Easter”
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!...
Making the Most Out of Our Monday
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...
Open the Floodgates of Divine Mercy!
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...
It’s Easter! So What Now? Getting Clear on Who We Are and What We are Called To Be During The Easter Season
Happy Easter! In fact, we are celebrating the Easter Octave all week--leading right up to Divine Mercy Sunday! So may the peace, joy and hope of the the Resurrection of Our Lord, Jesus Christ be with you today and always. Alleluia! Alleluia! Now that Lent is over...
GUEST POST: Hear His Voice And “Re-Turn” To The Lord
As we celebrate the Easter Octave, I wanted to share a reflection written by Eileen Keller, a friend from the Diocese of Charleston, SC, who has some beautiful advice about how we can continue to live out the joy, hope and peace of Easter. Enjoy! The Gospel of John...