How to practice gratitude with intention — As Thanksgiving weekend is winding down, I’m sitting snug on my sofa under a warm blanket, smiling and feeling grateful for the time spent with my family. Gratitude doesn’t come automatically for me. It’s something I intentionally work at cultivating in my life, and I’ve been striving hard to grow…

Lesson 1: Macarius the Lamp of the Desert — “In truth, the Lord seeks neither virgins nor married women, and neither monks nor laymen, but values a person’s free intent, accepting it as the deed itself. He grants to everyone’s free will the grace of the Holy Spirit, which operates in an individual and directs the life of all…

For my husband on the feast of St. Joseph The greatest male saint who ever lived was not a deacon, not a priest, not a bishop, not a pope, not a hermit, not a monk…he was a husband, father, and a worker. ~St. Josemaria Escriva Dear Manny, March 19th is…

A poem for my husband of 21 years on our anniversary Being lead in the Dance of Isaiah pulled into the swirling communal life of the Trinity we were filled with joy, hope, and love, on our wedding day I couldn’t have known then how much deeper those emotions would be…

And it can dangerously lead to envy “I’m so jealous” is a phrase some people say without ill-intent. However, it would be wise to be mindful of those feelings of jealousy, even the ones you think aren’t harmful; jealousy is only one step away from envy. If we’re not careful…