Call me suggestible if you like. I’ve been called worse. I fully intended to spend April reading a different book. But this afternoon I went for my weekly prayer and reflection hour at a neighborhood parish, and this book was sitting out. I had a few minutes, so I picked it up. I’ve read some… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Angels & Devils
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On the Nightstand: The Great Unknown: The Holy Spirit and His Gifts
I’m pretty confident that if you ask 10 friends to which Person of the Holy Trinity they pray, eight or nine of them will say God the Father or Jesus. The Holy Spirit just doesn’t seem to get as much attention, beyond the beautiful “Come, Holy Spirit” prayer. I’m looking forward to delving into this… Continue reading On the Nightstand: The Great Unknown: The Holy Spirit and His Gifts
On the Nightstand: Tree of Souls by Howard Schwartz
The queen of looking back was Lot’s wife. In Genesis 19, angels tell Lot his city will be destroyed due to the Lord’s displeasure, and that he, his wife, and his two daughters need to leave and not look back. And Lot, whose actions are sometimes less than admirable (earlier, he offered to let his… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Tree of Souls by Howard Schwartz
On the Nightstand: Wife, Mother & Mystic
Every saint’s and saint-in-the-making’s story has something to teach us. This month, I’m going to be delving into the life of Blessed Anna Maria. She was born in Siena, Italy, in 1769, and married shortly before she was twenty. It was not long after her marriage that she had her first encounter with Jesus. Many… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Wife, Mother & Mystic