by Claire Dwyer | Jul 9, 2021 | prayer, scripture, Spiritual Direction
There’s a certain timelessness we can feel while in conversation about eternal things: God, our soul, and the revelation of the work the Lord is doing to draw us ever closer to Him. As if everything else is suspended for a few moments and we hang up high from a...
by Claire Dwyer | Oct 24, 2020 | Present Moment, scripture
The desert sun burned her face, the hot sand tore at her tired feet. She staggered toward Egypt, hurt and angry, and, let’s face it, not altogether innocent. And she had probably never felt more alone. In that moment of quiet desperation, God found her. Her name was...
by Claire Dwyer | Jan 25, 2018 | Everyday Holiness, parenthood, scripture, The Sacred Everyday
Liturgically, we’re taking a brief breath in ordinary time. We’ve lived the long wait of Advent, and Christmas has been celebrated and it’s trappings stored away – nativity sets snuggled in attic alcoves and ornaments stacked in garage bins. I’m still polishing...
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 | 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 | Jun 7, 2015 | Eucharist, parenthood, scripture
This spring saw our backyard filled with new life: families of quail scurrying across the grass, baby doves peeking out from the eaves of our patio, and a special surprise: a little killdeer mother, nesting on the ground in a shallow depression in the gravel out near...
