Live a Sacramental and Spiritual Life

In the Potter's hands

When I woke up this morning I had the refrain of a song playing on "repeat mode" in my mind.  "Abba! O Abba Father". That's all I could hear, music and all. I recognized the song, although I have not heard it in a

Emptying our hearts

“I know that to do this (living in the presence of God) your heart must be empty of all other things because God desires to posses it exclusively, and he cannot posses it exclusively without first emptying it of everything other than himself; neither can he act within it nor

Angels among us

This is the third time I hear a story about a possible encounter with an angel in as many weeks. In all cases someone comes by unexpectedly and seemingly out of nowhere, makes a positive impact, and then puff, he is gone. Yesterday a friend shared her story from this

Did I just get a heavenly nudge to keep blogging?

I woke up last night around 3AM, half asleep/half awake, with the words “prostrated in front of your altar oh Lord, and not looking back” playing over and over. I knew they were from a church song in Spanish because I could “hear” the melody, but no other words.

Living our calling

I think it’s wonderful that there are as many ways to love and serve God, as many vocations, as there are people. Each one of us has a unique combination of gifts and passions that when combined make for a very special way to contribute in life. Today I

Moved by the growing faith in children

Today I was moved several times by seeing the faith growing in children. The first example happened during our catechism class this morning. We showed the movie about the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima. The kids were moved by seeing God, working through Mary, visibly acting on Earth and