Tagged: gift

St. Philip’s: The Gift of Conversion

How many of you are converts? How many of you are cradle Catholics? Who has experienced a renewal of their faith? With these questions, I opened my presentation to the Women’s Guild of St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church in Dallas, Texas. The women were gracious and became intent listeners due to the noisy refrigeration...

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God’s Gift of Your Body

 Featured on CatholicMom.com Do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? (1 Cor 6: 19) The Temple was the holiest of all places for the Jews because God dwelt there. Now they hear the incredible news...

CatholicMom: Ready for Joy?

CatholicMom: Ready for Joy?

Jesus said to his disciples: “Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks. (Luke 12:35) Advent reminds us to stay ready to serve our Master when he comes.  Do you feel ready for your Master...

Featured Favorite: The Love Leaf

Featured Favorite: The Love Leaf

I was getting in the car at the Y after our water aerobics class, waiting for my husband, Phil. Then I noticed a shiny shiny leaf that had fallen from a Bradford pear tree nearby. As I picked up the multicolored leaf I marveled at how it brightly displayed every shade of red imaginable. Red,...

Wrapped Up: God’s Ten Gifts for Women

Wrapped Up: God’s Ten Gifts for Women

Author Teresa Tomeo is a familiar syndicated talk-show host that I hear almost daily on my local Catholic radio station. I enjoyed and reviewed her bestseller, “Extreme Makeover.” Co-author Cheryl Dickow is new to me but I find her biblical approach a wonderful balance to Teresa’s fact-based fervor. With separate viewpoints, they bring us ten...