7 Simple Lessons in Humility for Your Everyday Life
I stumbled across J Augustine Wetta’s “Humility Rules” while looking for books about faith on Amazon. I bought it because who doesn’t need more humility…
spiritual practices
Finding Greater Focus: How to Add Visualization Exercises to Your Prayer Practice
Are you a bit like me? I sit myself down, ready to spend time in prayer, but within a few moments, my mind has wandered…
5 Tips for a More Spiritual Advent
There’s something very special about the first Sunday of Advent — singing the familiar Advent hymns and lighting the first Advent candle. I always feel…
5 Totally Doable Spiritual Practices
Holiness … kind of an intimidating word, right? Did you know the Church teaches that we are all called to holiness? What does holiness mean,…
Winding Through a Labyrinth
The sign was so coy; I’d walked past dozens of times without once registering it. “Labyrinth,” it whispered next to a small arrow along a…
CHRISTINA — DAY 44: Signing off!
Well, I did it. In just a few days, I’ll be breaking my Lenten Facebook fast. To be honest, I have mixed feelings about this…
BARBARA — DAY 38: ‘Handwritten Anything’
I think my Lenten practice is from a bygone era — maybe a lot of Lenten practices feel that way in today’s contemporary society. I’ve…
BARBARA — DAY 36: Lent Challenge Meets New York Times
Jimmy Fallon, Graydon Carter, the 2014 Queen of Carnival, and yours truly. You can imagine my surprise at being part of such an eclectic group.…
CHRISTINA — DAY 36: Tragedy and social media
Today is just under a week away from the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings that took place on April 15, 2013. I currently…
CHRISTINA — DAY 29: Consuming and Producing
I’ve always admired people who read books on buses. I’m an avid window gazer, so I’m often lost in my thoughts, staring at the scenery…
