Tagged: Lent

DCCW Luncheon: ‘Why Keep a Spiritual Journal?’

DCCW Luncheon: ‘Why Keep a Spiritual Journal?’

The Dallas Deanery Council of Catholic Women Quarterly Luncheon Wednesday, February 21, 2018 Speaker:  NANCY WARD Sharing Your Faith Story Ministry Topic: Why Keep a Spiritual Journal? St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church 1404 Old Gate Lane Dallas, Texas 75218 Grand Salon Room   Please make $10 check payable to:  St. Bernard Altar Guild Mail Reservation to...

In time for Lent – Time for God

In time for Lent – Time for God

featured on CatholicMom.com Time for God by Jacques Philippe is about mental prayer. Facing God in solitude and silence for a time, to enter into intimate, loving communication with him. I read this as a participant in a group study initiated by my covenant community, with talks each Sunday on the five chapters of this...

Held Aloft

Held Aloft

by Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB Jesus, Lord of Heaven and Earth, I love and adore you. You alone know how unsure I am of my present and my future. You alone, Lord, see the anxiety and darkness that I carry within me. You alone know how confused I am and how often I move...

Set Free

Set Free

by Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB I can imagine how the adulterous woman may have felt when Jesus stood by her in the angry mob (John 8:1-11). Her hidden sins were no longer hidden, her emotional scars obvious, and every muscle in her body tensed as she realized her death was imminent. And then she...

Fruits of the Spirit

Fruits of the Spirit

by Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB When I think of the Fruits of the Spirit I compare them to a prism in the window. When sunlight enters in and bends as it exits, a rainbow becomes visible. But the metaphor here is not about the worn phrase that we are a beautiful rainbow of many...

Featured Favorite: A Chalice Full of Talents

Featured Favorite: A Chalice Full of Talents

The Deacon gave his homily on Matthew 4:14-30, the parable of the talents. He presented the talents as the presence and grace of God, given to us in different amounts. At the sign of peace I realized there weren’t enough Eucharistic ministers so I went up to the altar with my heart open to whatever...