Self-rejection is the greatest enemy of the spiritual life because it contradicts the sacred voice that calls us the BELOVED. Henri Nouwen Talked to the Boss He said the storms in our lives are an invitation to trust, to pray & to focus. Fr. Joseph Krupp @joeinblack #talkedtotheboss
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Moments in Prayer
"How may I pray for you?" I asked. I nodded in agreement at the answer, adding the intention to my prayer list. And so I ask you, "How may I pray for you?" Please feel free to comment, and I'll pray for your specific intention. A childhood memory keeps coming forward lately. I was five, … Continue reading Moments in Prayer
Patience Worn out
Feast of the Triumph of the Cross With their patience worn out by the journey, the people complained against God and Moses, "Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in this desert, where there is no food or water? We are disgusted with this wretched food!" In a way I had to … Continue reading Patience Worn out
Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters: Day 12
Peace! Be Still Over the last month or so I've been reading Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of Faith by Bishop Robert Barron. Savoring really, as it's delightfully deep and rather accessible. While reading Chapter 6 A Body Both Suffering and Glorious: The Mystical Union of Christ and the Church, and reflecting on life … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters: Day 12
Giving in to Hope
"There, but for the Grace of God, go I" I've always disliked this saying from the first time I heard. This implying that God's grace belongs to a select few rather than those in the midst of some kind of difficulty i.e. poverty, physical impairment, mental impairment. This sentiment rears it's ugly head throughout scripture … Continue reading Giving in to Hope
Shepherd me
Shepherd me O God About twenty years ago I was the Vocations Coordinator for a ministry, working through Papal Encyclicals and other Church documents training our new volunteers. I didn't realize it at the time that I was good at that and loved training the new lay ministers. There great sense of joy in that … Continue reading Shepherd me
Going all in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKw6uqtGFfo PS I've been waking up with songs again. I'm enjoying it. This morning's song went with the reminders of being God's well loved kid from the Charismatic retreat. Enjoy. Often it takes some time to unpack an experience to learn all that it has to teach you. It's the same thing with quilts, sometimes … Continue reading Going all in
Teaching and Speaking
Before sharing more today please allow me to encourage a reading of Elizabeth's Scalia's How to Restore a Church in Scandal? Begin with a Collective Confession at the Word on Fire website. This honest look at our priestly call as laity, how we can help the Church not only heal, but be better. Our Shepherds … Continue reading Teaching and Speaking
Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters – Day 9
The weather over the last few weeks has allowed me the opportunity to enjoy the back yard, the birds, reading, writing, and the local choir. https://www.instagram.com/p/BkQyVJ1DkMr/?taken-by=terilucas This has added to, completed, the sense of peace, renewal. (With a minor rather overwhelming detour into the land of unworthiness and insecurity.) These are moments bending low in … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters – Day 9
Of Hairy Toes and Letting it Go
O Lord, God of Creation, Thank you so much for filling up the well of joy this morning. "Let it Go" is so perfect as a song of faith, I can't even! This sense of joy O Lord Creator God who gave us hair toes. You are the best. With the book covering my face, … Continue reading Of Hairy Toes and Letting it Go
A Quilter's Heart 