My prayer corner has gotten much simpler.. It's been over a week, maybe more.. of avoiding my little prayer corner, even though I missed it every single day. It was very brief.. ..a mere turn of the hourglass, about 15 minutes, the quality of which I won't bother mentioning.. But it doesn't matter. My Lord…
Madonna mit dem Jesuskind und Johannes, Melchior Paul von Deschwanden Mary & Jesus & St. John the Baptist await for me in prayer.. just a little more, my Loves, let me learn to plant my mind again, on one idea for an extended time. Amen. Planning The title from this post comes from the days…
Holy Trinity by Pierre Mignard. ..Eternal Father, that I may die and go to heaven.. It's 10p.. I will hurry. Just some thoughts.. On Writing Catholic-y stuff.. So many times, I'm always conflicted with whether or not I should be writing.. at all, about anything, whatever. What's the point? I already have had several notebooks,…
The Taking of Christ by Caravaggio Images have become really important to me, in shaping and strengthening my devotion for God. I can see a difference since I started focusing on them this past year. And if holy images have the power to do this to my soul, I can only imagine what damage has…
Since going on my social media fast January 12, Father David Abernethy has been one of the few persons I continue to check in on through my Tumblr account, Live the Latin Mass. He is a Roman Catholic Priest who almost exclusively posts excerpts from the Desert Fathers. His posts speak to souls who wander…
It's not time for me to return to Twitter, yet.. Prayer brings our mind into the brightness of divine light, and exposes our will to the warmth of divine love. Nothing else can so purge our mind from its ignorance, and our will from its depraved affections. It is a blessed fountain which, as it…
I've made the break .. for the weekend at least. It's always very, very hard to do, because I love people.. but I always feel better anyway, and I know I am not missed. If I am, I send my Guardian Angel to keep them company until they see their loved one in real life…
St. Michael and his banner during the War in Heaven. At war with myself, once again, as I try to collect my thoughts and pray.. So, what's supposed to happen is I come home, I am with my family - diner, catching up, preparing for tomorrow, and prayer time - then I retire to my…
Head of a Spanish Girl Wearing a Mantilla JMJ ++ just lost a draft.. I guess Jesus didn't like that version Recently, I've made the decision to commit to write publicly online. It's a struggle I've had for many years, mainly because I'd parse my digital self into ways that didn't fit comfortably with my…
Veronica, it is the Lord.. 