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Living in the Light
of Jesus Christ

Sea of Galilee at Sunrise

Catholic Faith Corner

Living in the Light
of Jesus Christ

Thanksgiving for Nature

This week as we thank God for our lives, our family, our home, our country, and so on, let’s not forget to thank God for the beauty and wonders of Earth. And let’s renew our efforts to protect our planet home. Someone noticed that the same letters are in HEART and EARTH. For your reflection, […]

Precious Gift of Your Life

Today I came across this short talk on my computer. I forgot where I gave it. May you will find it inspiring: You’ve probably seen photos from the Hubble telescope that show the galaxy Andromeda, the one closest to us. It makes you dizzy. There are billions of stars in it. Beyond that there are […]

A Treat for Your Heart and Soul

For this week’s blog, I offer you a video that is a gorgeous celebration of creation: God’s gift to us. Enjoy our Earth-home—especially this summer— treasure it, and protect it.  Click on the address below, and when you see the video, enlarge it.  (Click on the triangle on the bottom of the left side to […]

Life Lesson from St. Clare

In this week when we ponder the eternal life won for us, I thought I’d share thoughts about our precious earthly life from a page in a book I’m currently writing:  Saint Clare guided by St. Francis, founded the first Franciscan community for women. Today at the Poor Clare monastery in Assisi, visitors can view […]

Globalized Prayer Intentions

In the hall of my home hangs an ancient map of the world. Whenever I look at it, I see a frowning face with eyes and a nose. (FYI: The ability of the human mind to see forms in things like clouds is called pareidolia.) This map reminds me to pray for people who are […]