by Claire Dwyer | Jan 24, 2020 | Mercy, parenthood, prayer, Saints
The canonized women who are mothers add to our altars a special kind of incense – a two-fold fragrance of motherhood, both natural and spiritual. The very definition of their sainthood reveals that the life of the soul was sacrosanct to them and that while they...
by Claire Dwyer | Jan 15, 2020 | Catholic Church, prayer, spirituality, Uncategorized
There has been a lot buzz in the Church over the last few years about thresholds of conversion, how to lead others over the steps toward intentional discipleship and that ‘drop your nets’ moment of saying “Yes, Lord. I’m in. I believe in you, I want to...
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 | Mar 30, 2019 | Eucharist, prayer, Saints, spirituality
Some time ago at Sunday Mass, I looked up to see a woman texting on her phone in line for Holy Communion. My heart stopped. It was the most blatant, shocking show of distraction I’d ever seen. To be so close to Jesus, to be approaching this intimate moment of...
by Claire Dwyer | Mar 17, 2019 | Mary, parenthood, prayer, spirituality
My son Daniel was just a small baby when we flew out to visit family in Wisconsin. Strapped in his car seat on the plane, completely unaware of where I was taking him, he was obligingly content throughout the flight. Then, as we began our descent, there was sudden...
