by Claire Dwyer | Jul 29, 2017 | Everyday Holiness, prayer, Saints, scripture
I am a Mary at heart, a Martha by trade. Today’s feast of St. Martha has me thinking of both of them and the tug within each of us: the longing for intimacy with God and the pressing needs of life. I don’t need to repeat the story of the two sisters. It...
by Claire Dwyer | Sep 25, 2016 | Everyday Holiness, parenthood, prayer, Saints
Next month the Catholic galaxy will become a little brighter as the Church receives a new cluster of saints. Among the holy handful will be just one woman, a French Carmelite considered by Pope Saint John Paul II to be one the most influential mystics of his...
by Claire Dwyer | Jan 2, 2016 | Everyday Holiness, Mercy
“The theme is Mercy,” she said. “Our scripture is, ‘He crowns you with steadfast love and mercy.’ But what you want to talk about is up to you; just keep it to about 25 or 35 minutes.” I thanked the organizer of the woman’s...
by Claire Dwyer | Jul 4, 2015 | Everyday Holiness, parenthood, scripture
A recent Friday morning found me at the funeral Mass for a friend’s mother, and I had to take the two youngest with me. We lasted only a few minutes in the main church. My three year old, his toddler voice echoing during the quiet and solemn service, sent us...
by Claire Dwyer | May 8, 2015 | Everyday Holiness, parenthood, Saints, Uncategorized
Edited to note that Archbishop Oscar Romero was canonized, along with Pope Paul VI (pictured with him above) in Rome in October 2018. In January this year, I sat in my kitchen early one morning, bleary-eyed after a fractured night’s sleep. (And I’m using...
by Claire Dwyer | May 1, 2015 | Everyday Holiness, prayer, Saints
Nine years ago I went for a walk with Alice von Hildebrand. The lovely Catholic philosopher and theologian had come into Phoenix to give a talk on God’s love, and desiring to enjoy the weather and the views around Camelback mountain, she found me a willing...
