A simple but very important part of our Lenten discipline is daily prayer. We all pray in different ways, and there are as many forms and kinds of prayers as there are stars in the skies. None of them are wrong. A commitment to daily prayer has an ancillary effect on us. It helps us…
Friday In the Fifth Week of Lent
“When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.” — Saint Francis de Sales Don’t you love the image of bending your problems and difficulties “with gentleness and time.” Often we face adversity with a sense of urgency believing the current problem has to be resolved…
Thursday In The Fifth Week of Lent
The start of March Madness and St. Patrick’s day are both today. And amongst all that madness and celebration Lent still continues. I’m not suggesting you forget or ignore basketball and/or your Irish heritage, but perhaps before the games begin, consider the lessons you have learned over the past few weeks. During Lent you have…
Wednesday In the Fifth Week of Lent
Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. — Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde must has seen into the future and predicted American politics. Every candidate claims to be the one for the future, and at the same time points a finger at his/her opponents past failures and mistakes as to why you…
Tuesday In the Fifth Week of Lent
I never loved another person the way I loved myself. — Mae West You have to hand it to Mae. She was honest. I’m afraid she sums up many of us as well, we are in love first and foremost with ourselves. Our Lenten discipline of service to others begins a turnaround in our lives.…