“The extreme greatness of Christianity lies in the fact that it does not seek a supernatural cure for suffering, but a supernatural use for it.'“
—Simone Weil
Blessed Holy Week to all—
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With Holy Week approaching, I was thinking of sharing a short daily meditation from St. Thomas Aquinas. Nothing from me—just his wisdom—but I’d do my best to walk you through it and help you understand it. Would that interest you?
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If you’ve ever found yourself thinking, “I want to pray more... I just don’t know where to start,” you are exactly who I wrote this for.
30 Days to a Stronger Prayer Life: A Catholic Woman’s Guide to Daily Prayer
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I regret that before I converted to the Catholic Church, I didn’t live a Lenten season. There are so many graces to come out of that. The surrender of unhealthy attachments is an obvious one, but also the focus on the eternal and the shortness of our time is such a sobering reflection. I’m a better person for it. I wish I had started sooner.
He fled violent gangs in El Salvador that were threatening him and his family.
A U.S. court protected him from deportation. He got a work permit, a job, a wife, and three kids. No criminal record. Then ICE deported him anyway—by "mistake"—and dumped him into a Salvadoran prison built to house the very gangs he ran from.
No trial. No heari…
Trump Promised Law and Order—Abrego Garcia Got Neither
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I have known this to happen many times over the years.
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Tomorrow, instead of the usual interview, I’ll be sharing a meditation on the suffering and death of Our Lord—featuring the profound insights of St. Thomas Aquinas. It’s Holy Week, and I hope this helps you draw closer to Christ.
"A saint is not someone who never sins, but one who sins less and less frequently and gets up more and more quickly."
—St. Bernard
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5 ONE-BREATH PRAYERS FOR OVERWHELMED MOMENTS
1. Be still, my anxious heart. (Psalm 46:10)
2. Not my strength, but Yours. (Philippians 4:13)
3. Christ before me, Christ within me. (St. Patrick's Breastplate)
4. In this chaos, You remain. (Hebrews 13:8)
5. I offer this frustration as incense. (Psalm 141:2)
Sometimes the deepest prayers aren't long, just honest.
I don't know about the other writers on Substack, but I find myself at a loss when someone says some variant of, “That piece you wrote made me cry.”
I want to say “thank you” and “I'm sorry” are the same time!
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Bob Dylan — I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You. Wichita, Kansas. 29th March, 2025. nightly moth recording
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