https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o9_TlZyB_Y Today, we pray for the difficult capacity (and grace) to forgive. Watch this video as your prayer. Then think of a person you've had a grudge with for some time and (while it may be difficult at first) pray for him/her. Let that be your prayer today. You might want to end this time … Continue reading #186: The Science of Happiness – Forgive and Forget
#72: A Gift
Today, we remember this great gift that has been given to us. Love is a gift. Because it is gift, love is not something we earn or merit. That love is pure grace, pure graciousness by the one who loves us. We are receivers of this gift, and we are grateful, but we do not … Continue reading #72: A Gift
#55: How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place
Grace is often seen as something OUTSIDE us. It is in the way we speak and in our every day lives. We use rosaries from Rome (blessed by Pope Francis himself!) as if a rosary blessed by Pope Francis is somehow more holy than one blessed by the local priest. We get water from Lourdes, … Continue reading #55: How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place
#48: I Choose to Breath the Breath of Christ
A spiritual director of mine, Fr. Vic Baltazar, described grace this way: id quod volo. It means THAT WHICH I DESIRE THE MOST. Grace is: that which we desire the most--even before we know it, even before it is right in front of our face, even before our feelings and emotions starts to kick in. … Continue reading #48: I Choose to Breath the Breath of Christ
The Rosary
Among Mary’s many titles, this is one of my favorites. There are volumesof books written about the power of praying the rosary. The saints, too, have much to say about it. And while I could quote many of them happily, I would instead share three graces that I have received through the intercession of Mother … Continue reading The Rosary
The Perfect Fit
God will complete you… He is the spoon to your fork; the bow to your arrow; the right to your left shoe; the racket to your ball; the shield to your sword; the lyrics to your melody. Go ahead. Don’t take my word for it. Experiment. Spend your whole life searching for that one thing … Continue reading The Perfect Fit
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