If you follow the daily biblical readings in the Liturgy of the Word for the Catholic Church, you will see that today's reading from John's first letter includes the most straightforward, and in some ways complete, explanation of God that there is: God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God, and God … Continue reading Your Wake-Up Call from Love Today
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Your Moments Are Sacred Time…Always
Growing up in rural Wisconsin and in Minnesota, I learned that the lichen I see growing on rocks in the wilderness grows at an extremely slow rate. A small spot of lichen represents years, or even decades of growth. Learning this made me more aware of ways we can see time from different perspectives and … Continue reading Your Moments Are Sacred Time…Always
New Research: Here’s How Self-Kindness and Being Social Can Support Your Self-Forgiveness
(photo: Seth Willingham, 2016) This article is for Catholics who want to be better at forgiving themselves or help others forgive themselves. This article reviews new research that demonstrates the connection of self-kindness to self-forgiveness, and explains how a person can improve their kindness to themselves as a way of more easily engaging in self-forgiveness. … Continue reading New Research: Here’s How Self-Kindness and Being Social Can Support Your Self-Forgiveness
Meditation Nurtures Mind, Body, and Spirit for Forgiveness
(art: Saint Clare of Assisi) In September I wrote an article entitled The Way to Forgiveness: Quiet and Meditation that explained how quiet meditation can help move you mentally and spiritually to the place you need to be in order for you to be ready to engage with forgiveness. Our Franciscan tradition includes exemplars of meditation … Continue reading Meditation Nurtures Mind, Body, and Spirit for Forgiveness
Live and Forgive 