A Mother’s Love

This year, I celebrate Christmas for the first time in my life without my mother. Mom passed away in November. While many Christmas gifts come

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Jesus Christ, Love, Sacred Heart

Fullness of Love

In Story of a Soul, Thérèse of Lisieux exclaimed: “O Jesus, my Love, my vocation, at last I have found it. My vocation is Love!”

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Living with Jesus

I have mentioned before that when I was very young, my imaginary friends were Baby Jesus and Crocodile (from Peter Pan). Baby Jesus was my

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You Are What You Eat

In the fitness and nutrition world we often say, “You are what you eat.” For example, eating excessive carbohydrates (especially simple sugars) and saturated fats,

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window, view, neighbor, dove, flower

Light of Hope

With all the confusion and uncertainties of today, how do we keep the light of hope burning bright for all to see? When hope dims,

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adoration

Holy Hour Adoration

Every week I take an hour to sit in prayer before the Blessed Body of Christ in our parish Adoration Chapel. It is an exercise

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Eucharist

Life and Love

Picture yourself receiving Holy Communion or gazing upon the Eucharist in adoration. What goes through your mind? Do you think about life and love? Frankly

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Resolve

A month into the New Year and I have not kept my New Year’s resolution. That’s because I did not actually make one. I thought

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Jesus Christ, Trust

Walking on Water or Swimming?

I was a Michigander in the beautiful hills of California, just outside of San Diego. It was August and my family traveled to John Paul

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You Can’t Run Away

While driving back home from a 40 Day for Life shift I got annoyed at all the political ads on the radio station to which

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