Lent

February 22, 2013

Heroic Virtue: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer

As I grow in my spiritual life over the years, I find that trying to figure out God and my relationship with Him means trying to figure out my husband. When Fr. Thomas Dubay talked about “heroic”, my first thought… Continue reading
February 21, 2013

Resolute Progress: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer

When it’s Lent, anything that could possibly go wrong, will go wrong. Just in the past week, the oven handle has come off several times the vent finally gave out and had to be replaced and today the water filter… Continue reading
February 19, 2013

Combating Egocentrism: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer

One way to combat egocentrism… is to focus on everything that God has made and done for us. Because it’s all His. Our time, our talent, our visions, our gifts, our children, they’re all “ours”, but borrowed, for a while.… Continue reading
February 18, 2013

Scripture, Beauty, Art, Chesterton: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer

Today’s reading was a bit WOW for me, I’m kinda left speechless, so I’m limiting my “response reflection” to music and art. Here’s where I “journeyed” today…. some of my favorite Scripture verses. I thought it would be interesting to… Continue reading
February 17, 2013

Metanoia: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer

Fr. Dubay points out something very interesting about Mark 1:15, and asks us to consider the following: The passage says, “Be converted and accept the gospel,” as opposed to “Accept the gospel and it will convert you.” The conversion, the… Continue reading
February 16, 2013

Why I Love My Spouse/Why I Love God: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer

Years ago, I was in one of those moods, and I asked my husband why he loved me. His response? “Because you love me.” I was quite perturbed by his response. “What are you saying, you only love me because… Continue reading
February 15, 2013

Murphy’s Law: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Yesterday, Valentine’s Day, was as horrible as it could possibly be. This happens every Lent, like clockwork. If you start writing about how holy your kids are, by the time you hit publish… Continue reading
February 14, 2013

Radical Transformation: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer

Ash Wednesday in our home is a day of radical transformation. There’s an immediate change in atmosphere: the house is quieter, and my teen is playing chant (a rarity these days, for him). I woke up to two kids who… Continue reading
February 13, 2013

Plumbing the Depths: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer

Lenten Reading: On the dedication page of the book, there’s a quote from Blessed John Paul II, which he addressed to the Austrian bishops, but is quite applicable to us as parents. “Your first duty as pastors is not projects… Continue reading
February 29, 2012

Lent, In Which I Read Science Fiction

This is my Lenten penance for the year. I just finished reading Icarus Hunt by Timothy Zahn. An exciting read, at least it gets exciting about halfway through. I had to drag myself through the first few chapters because I… Continue reading