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It is easy some days for our minds to race with thoughts, doubts, ideas, and anxieties and lose touch with our hearts in the process.
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It is easy some days for our minds to race with thoughts, doubts, ideas, and anxieties and lose touch with our hearts in the process.

“You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you” (Psalm 128:2).

Choosing to reframe or not focus on negative experiences gives them less power. Savoring positive memories magnifies them.

Today, I will welcome growing things, unexpected events, new people–even when they are uninvited.

A Navajo (Dine) blessing prayer affirms, “With beauty all around me, I walk.” We can experience beauty wherever we are.

Clare often called herself the “little plant of St. Francis.” And while St. Francis may have helped start her growth, she certainly did most of the growing and spreading on her own.

As creatures made in God’s image, we have the power to create. Think of all the men and women working to create new technologies for the benefit of others.

While much work has been achieved for women’s rights over the years, there is still much to be done.

We live in a hurting world. Suffering overwhelms people. We are not removed from that reality.

In Luke’s Gospel, the angel Gabriel arrives at Mary’s house unexpectedly and greets her: “Hail, favored one!” What would you do, if a stranger showed up at your door and made such an announcement to you?