by Claire Dwyer | Mar 16, 2019 | Everyday Holiness, parenthood, Saints
Know Thyself, and thy faults, and thus live. – St. Augustine My mother had me pegged at a very young age. I remember walking into her bedroom as she put down the book Transformed Temperaments by Tim LaHaye and smiled at twelve-year-old me. ...
by Claire Dwyer | Mar 12, 2019 | Everyday Holiness, prayer, The Sacred Everyday
On a typical night, I’ll tumble into bed and toss up a tired prayer or two, mentally reviewing my day from God’s perspective. I can be tempted to discouragement as I look back over what can sometimes seem like missed opportunities. As much as I’d like to remain...
by Claire Dwyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Saints
If you are busy juggling family, friends, work, and prayer, trying to balance works of mercy with your daily duty, prayer time with household chores, and marriage with ministry, then let today’s saint be an inspiration. There are few who can’t relate to her in some...
by Claire Dwyer | Mar 3, 2019 | Books, Eucharist
Although I’ve always been an avid reader, with stacks of books on my desk, beside my bed, and on overflowing shelves around the house, I didn’t read J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings Trilogy until I was an adult. (Now my sixth...
by Claire Dwyer | Mar 1, 2019 | Catholic Church, Eucharist
The last note of the organ lingered like the cloud incense in the air. I knelt for a quick thanksgiving as parishioners gathered their things and began to leave the pews at the end of the Sunday Mass. Then there was a gentle tap on my shoulder. “Excuse me,” the...
