Recently I was praying with the Gospel story, “The Rich Young Man”. I was hit with an overwhelming urge to reflect more personally with the words of Christ. As the Gospel goes… A young man approached Jesus and said, “Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?” He answered him, “Why do you…
Category: Conversion
Running
“How often do you walk or run?”[A Prompt from WordPress] I don’t. The blog prompt made me snort. I have many friends who run, and when asked if I share their love for this exhilarating outdoor pursuit, my answer is always the same. “I don’t believe in running.” When asked why, my reply is… “It…
Dangerous Day Dreaming
Without a to-do list I can find myself caught up in the creative world called my mind. I find it relatively easy to enter into imagination with prompts such as: What if… How cool would it be… I’d love to… My thoughts wind up down a bottomless rabbit hole of possibilities. When I finally ‘snap…
It Began with a Retreat
A few years ago I attended a 3-day women’s retreat. It. Was. Awesome. During that restful weekend we were given the opportunity to spend 15 minutes with one of the leaders (priests and a religious sister) for spiritual direction or Confession. I had a regular confessor and didn’t want to take an opportunity away from…



