I had the pleasure of spending time with Andrea Wirt while I was in the Chicagoland area in late October. Andrea grew up primarily in Colorado and came to Evanston, Illinois, for law school, where she met her husband Dave and converted to Catholicism. Life went on, and they both experienced professional success and attended Mass… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Andrea L. Wirt
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On the Nightstand: November 2014
A friend in Chicago gave me this book, which the jacket copy describes as a “creative combination of ancient wisdom and contemporary psychology.” I was even more intrigued by this comment from the author, Robert J. Wicks, in an online interview: “When we are prayerful, we move away from judging and more to experiencing. We… Continue reading On the Nightstand: November 2014
On the Nightstand: October 2014
Recently, a priest suggested I pray with the Blessed Virgin Mary to help better hear God’s desires for me on a couple of decision points. He noted, more elegantly than this, that Mary pondered many things in her heart… listened to the Lord… and went about her life instead of being paralyzed with indecision. A… Continue reading On the Nightstand: October 2014
Being Christ in Our Lives: Emily Stimpson
Emily Stimpson is one of those gifted people who can put her strong theological knowledge into words we can all understand. Her passion for sharing the Catholic Church’s message on valuing the feminine genius had the house rocking recently during the Catholic Women’s Conference in San Antonio. You might know of Emily for her books such as The… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Emily Stimpson