Lent
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The Mighty Broccoli
We’re about halfway through Lent and I thought it would be a great time to feature some meatless recipes here. I probably should dedicate this post to my youngest brother who hates broccoli >:) . Broccoli’s one of my favorite… Continue reading
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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… Continue reading
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“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… Continue reading
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Meatless Soups for Lent
Suzanne over at the forum bumped up Nancy’s old thread on meatless soups, so I’m putting together a compilation of old posts here in case it would help. It’s soup season still, so I’m hoping to update old posts with… Continue reading
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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… Continue reading
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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… Continue reading
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Brain Dump: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
You know you need a brain dump when your co-retreatant starts asking how you’re doing. 😀 The last couple of days were really crazy. I jotted down thoughts on and off during the day, but didn’t have the energy to… Continue reading
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Dialing Down: Deep Conversion Deep Prayer
Temptations when you’re trying to get holy. Continue reading
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Uncovering Resistance: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
such consistency in the human race is rather rare Hm. So the goal is to be one of the rare. 😀 Petty gossiping, lies, laziness, vanities seem to worry many people very little Hm. I admit I have not really… Continue reading
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The Call to Sainthood: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
Lenten Thoughts on Deep Conversation Deep Prayer Continue reading
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