It’s probably far too easy to misplace your December issue of St. Anthony Messenger amidst the pile of junk mail, wrapping paper and endless door store ads. But the editors hope that our readers can take a quiet moment to read this issue. We feel December’s edition offers a sort of holiday...
Suddenly, December is here, and with it the flurry of activity to get ready for Christmas. Buying gifts, putting up decorations, sending cards, baking cookies, preparing special meals…so much to prepare! It’s easy to lose sight of the fact that Advent calls us to a different kind of...
St. Nicholas’s feast day today reminds us that Christmas gift giving is for children. As I grow older, I care little about gifts that I am giving or receiving from other adults, but I do care about children receiving during this season. Giving trees in our parishes keep the spirit of giving to children...
In recent years, a gradual illumination has come about in my life. And this has greatly affected my understanding of God’s will. In the second half of my life, this intuition or insight has made my soul feel lighter and brighter—and more joyful.
In my younger years, when I thought of God’s will, it...
Back in July of this year, I blogged about how I had embarked on a new exercise regimen in hopes of getting ready for the Disney Princess Half Marathon in February 2012. At the time, the whole process was a little rocky. Since then, though, I have progressed to actually start running—some.
The other day,...
