On the Nightstand: Remember Your Death: Memento Mori Lenten Devotional

“You are going to die.” Hard words, indeed. But words we can turn into hope, words that can change our lives. That’s what Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble, FSP, promises in Remember Your Death: Memento Mori Lenten Devotional. I got a bit of a head start late last year with the related journal, and am excited… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Remember Your Death: Memento Mori Lenten Devotional

Praying Even When We Don’t See the Results

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. And so we pray, today and every day, for the legal protection of unborn children. Many have prayed that prayer daily for forty-six years; for some people, that’s… Continue reading Praying Even When We Don’t See the Results

Do You Know Who He Is?

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. The Gospel of Mark writer isn’t one to waste time or words. No genealogy of Jesus, no infant narrative. By 1:16, Jesus is calling the first disciples. And… Continue reading Do You Know Who He Is?

Pondering in Our Hearts

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. It had been, ahem, a rather unusual year or so for the young girl. First, Mary is betrothed to Joseph. (I will not enter the debate about what… Continue reading Pondering in Our Hearts