Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us;
give success to the work of our hands.
O give success to the work of our hands.
—The Abbey Psalms and Canticles, Psalm 90:17
How often do we move through our days asking (or begging) God to help us with ...
As my feet dug into the soft sand of the Jersey Shore just before sunrise one day earlier this month, I briefly flashed back to my pre-teen years of doing ...
Although I began a sporadic gratitude practice many years ago, when my three children were young, I took up the practice in earnest a little more than nine ...
This month has given me the opportunity to lead retreats for four different groups, from the annual North Country Catholic Women’s Retreat at Wiawaka on Lake ...
As we head into the season of backyard barbecues, weekend getaways and extended vacations, it can be easy to let go of the rhythm and structure that keep us ...
My May 10 reflection for Give Us This Day:
"Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope." — 1Pt 3:15
This line ...
Sometimes it can be hard to hear yourself think. The literal and figurative noise of the world can overwhelm our senses, our thoughts and our spiritual ...
Thank you to everyone who has been praying for our daughter Chiara for the past few weeks. After a harrowing experience fighting a serious infection ...
Whenever I lead Lenten retreats, I remind people that often the sacrifices we set out for ourselves at the start of this journey through the spiritual desert ...
After a recent trip to Florence to visit our youngest, who is studying abroad, my husband, Dennis, and I took a bullet train down to Rome in order to attend ...