The Silent Witness of St. Joseph
During these pivotal moments, we were completely unaware that St. Joseph was silently protecting us just as he protected Mary and Jesus.
During these pivotal moments, we were completely unaware that St. Joseph was silently protecting us just as he protected Mary and Jesus.
I knew God was drawing me more deeply into this depiction of God the Father. It brought me to a quote by C.S. Lewis in The Four Loves, “It is easy to acknowledge but most impossible to realize for long that we are mirrors whose brightness, if we are bright, is wholly derived from the sun that shines upon us.”
While their stories never intertwine in the books, Paul and Jennifer both share experiences of light and the powerful prayer warriors.
Christ the King is the name of the parish where I grew up in Des Moines, IA. It’s actually a fairly simple church with a brick exterior and a wooden beam interior.
Finding the perfect Crucifix was the next step to inviting Jesus into our home.
I had just finished a nap, lunch, and made a cup of iced rose, mint tea with coconut milk. I knew I had to spend time with Rose of Lima soon. I had plenty of connections to her that fascinated me, but really didn’t know her. We have a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe … Read more
In an article published by SpiritualDirection.com the Carmelite Sisters state: Anyone who chooses to be enrolled in the Confraternity of the Brown Scapular identifies themselves with the mission of the Carmelite Order to be in the world a prophetic sign of union with God, that is to ‘stand in the presence of God’ as a witness to his mercy in communion with our brothers and sisters.
When I discovered that St. Josemaria Escriva chose St. Catherine as the patroness for Opus Dei, I dusted off the cobwebs from the memories where my Dominican journey began over ten years ago in the tiny chapel of Sienna Hall at St. Agnes Academy, St. Dominic School in Memphis, TN.