An Encouraging Word — Becoming the best versions of ourselves
byAll that matters is that one is being created anew. Galatians 6:15 Matthew Kelly, author of “Rediscover Catholicism,” describes holiness as seeking to become…
An Encouraging Word
An Encouraging Word — Don’t give up
byWe do not give into discouragement. II Corinthians 4:1 Let me share a favorite story about quitting too early — a story about the…
An Encouraging Word — A healthy imagination
byIf the vision delays, wait for it, it will surely come. Habakkuk 2:3 I am a dreamer, a fantasizer, a visionary and an idealist….
An Encouraging Word — The importance of self-love
byYou shall love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 19:19 Out of fear of sounding pathetic so close to Valentine’s Day, I decided to hold…
An Encouraging Word — Self-righteous indignation
byI tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than one ought. Romans 12:3 Many of us are familiar with the…
An Encouraging Word — The power of compassion
byShow compassion toward each other. Zechariah 7:9 At 70, I had my first experience of sitting in one of our local hospital emergency rooms….
An Encouraging Word — Taking names
byTake no revenge and cherish no grudge. Leviticus 19:18 When I was in grade school down at St. Theresa Academy, then St. Theresa School,…
An Encouraging Word — Recovering imagination
byHe is able to accomplish far more than all we ask for and imagine, by the power at work within us. Ephesians 3:20 Marilyn…
An Encouraging Word — The sting of disappointment
byDo not disappoint me in my hope. Psalm 119:116 Who hasn’t experienced the sting of disappointment? Recently, I went through the emotional turmoil of…
An Encouraging Word — Facing reality
byOur dying cannot be deferred. Wisdom 2:5 One of my favorite quotes is by Lily Tomlin’s character “Trudy,” the bag lady. She says, “I…