by Claire Dwyer | Dec 29, 2019 | prayer, spirituality
On the day my parents brought me home from the hospital, my Dad took a picture of me on their doorstep as if I had been left there for them to find. That oblivious little bundle in the yellow crocheted blanket is me. (My mother wants me to make sure that all of you...
by Claire Dwyer | Nov 16, 2019 | Catholic Church, Mercy, prayer
What a tremendously glorious thing is the Economy of God! There is nothing He hasn’t created, planned, ordained or allowed that isn’t meant for our salvation, sanctification, and union with Him. Like Joseph overseeing the storehouses in Egypt,...
by Claire Dwyer | Oct 31, 2019 | Catholic Church, Mercy, Saints
It was the year 1450, and it the first Holy Year declared in the Church. Lay and religious pilgrims joyfully converged upon Rome – including a band of Augustinian nuns from Cascia, in the region of Umbria in central Italy known for its saints, as the birthplace of...
by Claire Dwyer | Oct 13, 2019 | Catholic Church, Saints
I love the saints – hang out here at all, and you’ll inevitably see evidence. This is why I’m always a little giddy when the Church adds a few more watts to her spiritual sky and makes our earthly pilgrimage just a bit brighter. They light the way,...
by Claire Dwyer | Oct 13, 2019 | Discernment, Everyday Holiness, parenthood, Saints, The Sacred Everyday
We pulled into the school parking lot and swung open our van doors to let in the kids pile in, fresh from school and ready for snacks, sports practices, and all the activities of each evening. My friend smiled as they scurried around us, backpacks and water bottles...
