Joy, as Father Richard Rohr so beautifully reminds us, is both a decision and a surrender. It’s the choice to open our eyes and hearts to what is good, what is beautiful, what stirs our soul—and to let ourselves be delighted by it. And it’s the gentle surrender to life’s unpredictability, understanding that while we…
A person once asked me, “How can you live without certainty?” This statement stayed with me and made me think about whether or not many people struggle with uncertainty on their journey through life. However, there is a more satisfying and simpler path that invites you to break free from the limitations of what you…
Adapted from Richard Rohrs, “Trust the River”, blog post. Grace and mercy teach us that we are all much greater than the stories we tell ourselves or one another, which are often less than half true and based on hurts and unconscious biases. These stories do not define who we are, and are not where…
The PathBy: Kathleen Aparo The other night, after I turned off the light and while I was talking to myself and to God, I heard one or the other say, “Self, it’s The Path. It’s all about The Path. It’s your chosen way. Led by all who have gone before you… ‘seeds planted in you…
We all know how hard it is sometimes to wait on God. To wait for those prayers to be answered. If we want to get God’s vision for our lives, we must wait to hear it. As it says in Habakkuk 2:1, “I will …. station myself.” What does this mean? It means to stay…
Prayer is one of the most important spiritual exercises for us and may be the most powerful force we possess. We learn from Jesus, who spent whole nights in prayer, and God commands us to do it. It is our way of daily communicating with Him. Clement of Alexandria said, “Prayer is keeping company with…
Things seem a bit crazy right now. I am not sure about you, but it seems everyone I speak to is going through their own trials. Trials due to health, work, money, family and etc… I was just speaking to a small group of women and every one of them was feeling like they were…
Fasting is that word we hear but so many times push it to the back of our minds and schedule, “next week” or “I will do that during Lent”. Why do we do this? Is it fear of failure, we don’t want to disappoint ourselves or God. Is it fear of the unknown, we don’t…
God meets us here “Sometimes we don’t have the energy to climb the stairs or jump off the dock. Wherever we are in this moment: in community, in solitude, in joy, in sorrow, with motivation, or with great exhaustion… God meets us here.” ~ Richard Rohr Intimate sharing between friends “For mental prayer in my…
Trust is an important part of my faith. But even when I am in that place of trust, I am always amazed at how God works in my life. I would love to tell you that I always had this trust but that is not so. It’s something Our Lord is teaching me day by day. Aren’t we lucky to know that our God is a patient and…