Beneath the cross the Mother keptBleak vigil under darkened skies.Upon the cross her Son hung nailed,Stabbed through by crowds of hostile eyes.“And your own soul a sword shall pierce,”The old man in the Temple said,The Spirit’s sword, the word of God—God’s word be done, was all she said.*Whenever I find myself anxious and overburdened, I try to … [Read more...]
Food for Thought
“Faith thinks not as the ego thinks but as God thinks. Faith lives by the light of the self-sacrificing love of the Crucified. Faith works for the benefit of others, even and especially those who have nothing give in return except the opportunity to serve.”(Today’s meditation from Magnificat magazine.) … [Read more...]
For the Love of Our Lady
Let me begin by saying that I love our Blessed Mother with all my heart.I have written before about Mary’s beautiful intercession in our family— about her granting us the very birthdays we’d picked for our children, and about the time a statue of Mary smiled at us.Why is it, then, that my outward devotions to this august Queen of Angels are so … [Read more...]
God is Good
The Catholic Vacation Bible School EditionOne of the downsides of having this new baby, (as if anything is ever really a downside), was that we couldn’t do Catholic Vacation Bible School at our parish. It was just too soon after Anthony’s birth and when I wondered out loud if we could do it...My husband offered a flat-out “No.”We love doing CVBS at … [Read more...]
Come Away to a Quiet Place
This morning I got my sad sorry bottom onto the treadmill for a jog. (I know much better than to call it a run.) It was the first time in…oh…Let’s see.When was Anthony conceived again?I blame my current inactivity (read: sloth) in part on some postpartum issues. Simply stated, it hurt to run, and I’m wondering if it was at least partly due to the … [Read more...]
Out on a Limb
Anthony has reached the six weeks’ mark and my life? Well, it’s chaotic.I joke to my friends that I’m hanging by a thread domestically, and they laugh and have no idea that you know what? I’m really serious.I made my bed this morning for the first time in six weeks. That’s how serious I am.Yes, we are going through one of those tricky times of … [Read more...]
Welcomed to the (Spiritual) World
“Once you were all darkness. Now, in the Lord, you are all light.”(Ephesians 5:8)So we were at a 4th of July party on the day before Anthony’s baptism and I was complaining good-naturedly to a friend at the buffet table. “What was I thinking, scheduling a baptism for the day after the 4th? I’m going crazy with all this planning!”Elizabeth is one of … [Read more...]
Larger than Life cont.
Thank you for chiming in on my itty bitty missive yesterday. I was rushing out the door to a funeral (the mother of a dear friend, sigh) and wanted so much to check in with my Internet friends before I left.I didn’t really have the time to be blogging, though.As you could probably tell.For the record, I made it to the funeral on time and had a sad … [Read more...]
The Rest of the Story
Part III[Read Part I here.][Read Part II here.]“It has been said that if life is not on a level with thought, thought ends by descending to the level of life.”(The Three Ages of the Interior Life, Garrigou-Lagrange) This is the part of the story that (I hope) rises above my singular experience, because the process of carrying one’s child to term—of … [Read more...]
Food for Thought at the Start of Summer
“When you have to give orders, do not humiliate anyone. Go gently. Respect the intelligence and the will of the one who is obeying.”St. Josemaría Escrivá, The Forge, 727.Call me a control freak and I’d say, “Wash your hands and wipe your feet.”(I may say it with a smile but still.)I get ever so tired of hearing myself bark commands, don’t you? How … [Read more...]
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