The Isle of Iona
Rather than looking back, St. Columba led a monastic movement where it is said he founded forty-one monasteries in forty-one years.
Rather than looking back, St. Columba led a monastic movement where it is said he founded forty-one monasteries in forty-one years.
Down through the ages, the wail of a woman in distress from delivery has been heard by many as the silence is broken.
The gift and promise of renewal are given to us on this Easter Day and for that, we are most fortunate and blessed.
Trust and faith team up together.
Take it to the Lord when grieving, pray for hope and the promise of tomorrow, and ask for direction when all seems lost.
Contentment comes from the Holy Spirit who unites us and relates us to the will of God.
Angels are sent to help us become aware or attentive to God’s presence in our lives.
Giving thanks to God grounds us, centers us, and disciplines us.
Pain can take us down a destructive path or it can be used to our advantage.
The soul coordinates and organizes, while unifying the mind, heart, and will to love God and our neighbor as ourselves.
What helped me move into a place of unceasing prayer was to first ask God for help which came in the form of grace.
A person of solitude is less likely to be manipulative and clingy.
These are the times when the extraordinary in life enters the ordinary and everyday events are transformed right before our eyes.
Hope is powerful because of the expectation and the anticipation of something good entering our lives and our world.
The pilgrimage had less to do with my planning than it did with God’s individual plan for each person who registered and signed up to go.
God delights in us as we delight in Him, and therein expresses from the very depths of our soul a life that is delightful.
These rhythms, the sounds, and the winds that swept the shoreline heightened the sacredness of life found in God.
A spiritual mentor helps discern the framework for not only spiritual growth but spiritual stability and renewal.
The beginning of our day, our lives, and the creation of our world start with a blessing.
God’s grace provides strength, courage, and all we need in facing difficulty.