Last month for Living Faith, I wrote about the joyous curveball God tossed to Zechariah, John the Baptist’s father, and heard at the site and via email from a few folks. One mentioned a book called The Joy of Full Surrender byJean-Pierre de Caussade, a Jesuit priest. It seemed like the perfect resource with which to… Continue reading On the Nightstand: January 2015
Category: Spirituality
Being Christ in Our Lives: Colleen “Duffy” Kiko
Colleen “Duffy” Kiko has a pretty important job here in Washington, DC, but you’d never know it from talking with her. She’s a humble woman, very humble. Duffy is passionate about her wonderful family (four children, four grandchildren, and her husband); her love of preserving memories through scrapbooks, virtual or on paper, and helping others to do the same;… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Colleen “Duffy” Kiko
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Melania the Younger
The Basics: Born about 383 in what is now Italy; died 439 in what is now Israel; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, December 31. Philanthropist. The Story: Some call Melania (not to be confused with her saintly grandmother, Melania the Elder) the greatest religious philanthropist of all time. The child of a Roman senator, Melania was married off… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Melania the Younger
The Private Life of the Child Jesus
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. And so, the Presentation in the Temple complete, Luke draws a curtain over the life of the child Jesus, other than to say in today’s Gospel reading that the family returned… Continue reading The Private Life of the Child Jesus