LOOK AND SEE THE FACE OF LOVE
Our capacity to receive his mercy is contingent only on our own willingness to turn and embrace it.
STEPPING BEYOND BIAS
Where have I turned a biased eye or allowed others to, for the sake of getting along and missing the opportunity to see more?
FIX MY EYES
How are we called to leave behind the hustle and bustle of the holidays and fix our gaze on the feast awaiting us in heaven?
CHOOSING TO DELIGHT
I admit I am very afraid; yet, I am challenged to delight in God’s unfailing love for me.
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A MOMENT YOU WERE FORGOTTEN
I’m human, but the saving Grace is this: God is God. He will always find me wherever I may find myself.
THE LOST SHEEP
It seems silly for the shepherd to leave the flock behind to go out and find one sheep that strayed away, one lamb in peril.
I LOVE YOU, TOO
Lord, help my actions clear the way for Your grace. Open my eyes to see You in every event and person this Advent season.
BECOMING MORE IMMACULATELY ME
What I can do to imitate Mary’s example is to be as open as possible to saying “yes” to the invitations God offers me.
RETURNING TO OUR ROOTS
This could be a time to reconnect to the Middle East and our brothers and sisters in faith, remembering that we are all awaiting salvation.
REMNANTS OF HOPE
When I look around, I see the remnants of destruction, but I also see the remains of hope.
ENOUGH
I realize at the heart of the matter that my disquietude about scarcity stems from my neediness.
IT'S COMPLICATED
Simplicity didn’t feel exciting, and I realized excitement had become my default metric for happiness.
UNDER OUR OWN ROOF
“If you want to bring happiness to the whole world, go home and love your family.” – St. Teresa of Calcutta
TRUSTING GOD'S PROMISE
Mary's gentle, encouraging, and understanding gaze steadies me. She invites me to trust in God’s promise.
READY MY HEART
The One whom I seek is waiting for me, but He can’t come to me, and I am unable
to fully receive Him until the day my heart desires nothing else but Him.
MARY'S SONG
I experienced a great desire to let go of my fears and let myself surrender to God.
LOOKING AT LOVE
I resisted because of the cross; because it means that I must learn to love this way.
MY SURRENDER
Mary surrenders, perhaps not understanding completely what the “plan” is, but with faith that God will be with her.
LISTENING TO THE ANGELS IN OUR LIVES
Can I open my ears to hear the songs from the angels in my life?
OPENING THE HEART TO SURPRISE
God amazingly breaks through our limited views and understanding, and creates a new, more expansive reality.