Note: On Saturdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. When I was in my early teens, I had a best friend. But we ended up in different homerooms the following year, and only saw each other for a class or… Continue reading Who Did Jesus Love Best?
Category: Friendship
On the Nightstand: Jesuit and Franciscan Spirituality
The past few weeks have been crazy busy for me. So I’m grateful my friend Caroline Lawry gifted me Hearts on Fire: Praying with Jesuits. It’s a lovely collection of dozens of prayers, none more than a page long. It’s helped keep me remember faith is more important than any of the world’s noise. I’ll… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Jesuit and Franciscan Spirituality
Friends in Faith: Karin O’Reilly
About a year ago, I was in need of someone to do some research into Catholic bloggers, women’s groups, and the like (not to mention resources to replace dead links on my web site). I whined to a friend that she’d be perfect for the work, if she wasn’t already busy with her husband, two… Continue reading Friends in Faith: Karin O’Reilly
On the Nightstand: Becoming an Ordinary Mystic
One day a few weeks back, this book by Father Albert Haase showed up at my place. I knew I hadn’t ordered it, and there was no gift tag in the box. The state where I live has a law that if you get something you didn’t order, it’s yours. I told my Bible study… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Becoming an Ordinary Mystic