Habemus Papam!!
Well, that was a short conclave!! Thank You, Holy Spirit! I don't know what we were expecting, but we sure didn't expect the text from Pope Alarm telling us about the WHITE SMOKE!! We all rushed in front of the computer and forgot all about lunch. It was already a...
Be Concerned: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
I don't have a much of a reflection today. I'm not even going to quote from the book. There's a lot on my mind. My daughter's health. Actually, everyone's health... but I'm not going to detail here. Just, I guess as a mom and a wife, these things are always on the top...
Love Means Forgiveness: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
we do not react to evil with more evil. Need to remember this, especially in those moments when I'm fatigued, and that's the moment when a child chooses to throw a tantrum, or talk back, or just plain be obnoxious. THAT is not the time to react with anger. That's the...
Called to Love: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
These heroes of human goodness simply do not inflict wounds on others -- and very often, indeed day in and day out, they heal the deepest of human sufferings. If there's any one goal I hadn't set before that I would like to set this Lent, this would be it: to not ever...
Unity of Mind: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
…. together drink from the same fountains of unity. … unity is always caused. It never happens by random chance. … a divided community -- in marriage, parish, religious community -- is worldly and immature. Therefore, unity, oneness of mind, harmony, is a choice. The...
I Think I Finally Know: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
Pages 82-84. ... the gospel ideal of "one mind" cannot be forced. Nor does it arise out of the blue because good people want to be "united in mind and heart" (Acts 4:32). Yes, sensible people want this. But mere wishes and velleities are not the same thing as profound...
Humility and a Shared Vision: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
Continuing to read Fr. Thomas Dubay's Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer. Pages The second main root of conflict is seldom even noticed in our day. It is called illuminism. - emphasis mine I like to call this form of the aberration the privileged-pipeline-to-God idea. It is...
Papal Conclave Study Resources, Part 2
Part 1 is here. My Papa Benedict page. Just adding some newsbits, photos, etc. I'll be updating this daily. 13 March 2013 - This post is getting cluttered, so will be organizing later today. Some fun, basketball enthusiasts might enjoy this one: (click on the pic and...
From Selfishness to Simon of Cyrene: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
Yesterday, my young adult daughter had to face a tremendous cross of her own. I tried to be as strong as I could be and didn't shed any tears until later when I was alone. She handled it by running to Adoration as soon as she could. As soon as she walked in the door I...
Papal Conclave Study Resources
Part 2 is here. My Papa Benedict page. Normas Nonnullas - Apostolic Letter Issued: Motu Proprio: Normas Nonnullas of the Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI on Certain Modifications to the Norms Governing the Election of the Roman Pontiff - high school and up Sede Vacante 28...
“Make Yourself a Capacity, and I Will Make Myself a Torrent”: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
Nor do all couples fight -- many do and a few do not. What is hellish are marriages in which the spouses are not living according to the divine plan, or they are not deeply converted from their sins, mortal and venial. I've been putting off writing this post because...
A Tribute to Papa Bene
[If you're here for the Papal Conclave Study Resources, you can find it here and here.] I was out doing errands yesterday and tuning in to Sacred Heart radio every time I was back in the car. The last 10 minutes of my drive home, I turned it back on and heard the...
His Grace is Sufficient: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
Saint John of the Cross uses the sevenfold imagery of Saint Teresa's mansions. Interesting that these are the two saints I'm most attracted to and whose works I'm also currently reading (Interior Castle and Dark Night of the Soul) If a man remains faithful . . . the...
Novena for Homeschooling Mothers
I was cleaning my files out today, and found this novena for homeschooling mothers which I had downloaded from the Internet. I can't remember where, though, it may have been one of the many mommy blogs I read from time to time. If by chance the owner of this pdf file...
Getting to Know God: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
More scraps of meditation while rereading: Page 32. stripped of [their] belongings, knowing that [they] owned something that was better and lasting I've only ever been in two situations where I felt so terribly alone and couldn't cling to anyone else but God. The...