There was a time in my life when I assumed that faithful people would get older and smarter. Oddly, I witnessed many smart, older people become more faithful, some transitioning from solid atheism to Catholicism. Why is this? There was a time when religion was the norm. Regardless of whether you went to church or … Read More
Listen First
It’s not always easy to listen. Too many of us believe listening means keeping our mouth shut while someone else is speaking. Meanwhile, our brains spin endlessly as we ruminate on what to say next. Active listening requires attention, not just to the words, but to the feelings they convey and obscure. Those feelings relay … Read More
Obedience Is The Missing Key To Faith
Obedience makes the difference when it comes to living your faith. As a young adult, I wanted nothing to do with the virtue of obedience. My ego ruled and no one was going to tell me what to do, especially God. I had felt like a sinner for all my life and I was done … Read More
Be Slow To Anger
Anger will eat you alive. Anger leads to death. You may be conditioned to hearing that it’s healthy to let your emotions out, but that doesn’t make it true. Anger eats away at compassion, using it like oxygen to fuel it’s growing flames. As those flames thrive and transmute into rage they will obliterate any … Read More
God Is Not The Universe
As many begin to embrace manifestation, energy healing, mindset work and other concepts of spirituality, these newfound techniques awaken a thirst for knowledge. We can’t help but want to know how all this stuff works. Our brains search what they already comprehend, scanning for that thing which is bigger than us–bigger than everything else–and we … Read More
It’s Time To Start Hugging!
Much of our society is depressed or anxious and hugs may be the answer. How can you get the eight hugs you need every day? Start with the people you know and love. Spread your arms as you approach people and you’ll be surprised how easily they go in for the hug. If you live … Read More
A New Conversation
How do we start again? It’s time for a new topic of conversation, because let’s face it, we can’t agree to disagree in this political climate. This country is comprised of two sides with two different value systems. All of you know what they are and you know which side is yours. What I will … Read More
Spiritual Baggage
Is your spiritual baggage preventing you from forming a meaningful relationship with God? Baggage is not the same as history. We all have a past, but whether or not we choose to carry it around with us and use it as a filter to experience life makes all the difference. Baggage not only distorts our … Read More
Is Jesus The Messiah?
I’m doing an advent series in my Facebook group based on the suggested readings from a little scratch-off advent calendar that came in the mail. Since I’m attempting to apply the readings to the lives of my group members, this particular reading was quite a challenge. Let me know if you think I manage it! … Read More
What About The Dream?
Nothing is oppressing you. You are free the moment you realize that you are. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream. Do you know what it was? King felt that the declaration of independence “was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the “unalienable Rights” of … Read More
