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My Top Ten Inspirations from the Pontificate of St John Paul II
The long pontificate and life of St John Paul will have a lasting impact on the church until Jesus returns. Given his canonization today, I thought I’d share with you some of John Paul’s gifts to the...
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Among Women 178: New Life in Christ
As we celebrate the 50 days of Eastertide, I’m so happy to bring this new episode of Among Women to you featuring my interview with my dynamic friend, TJ, who shares her reversion to the faith and the...
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Among Women 179: Momnipotent! With Danielle Bean
This episode is dedicated to mothers — the physical and spiritual mothers in all of us. We celebrate the coming of Mother’s Day by first exploring the idea of Mary as a mother to us all. Then, in our...
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4 Beautiful Gifts of Women: Receptivity, Generosity, Sensitivity, &...
On receptivity… On generosity… On sensitivity… On maternity…
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The Assumption: Our Lady … “a gracious reminder” because we’re forgetful.
We need reminders. Because we’re forgetful. We need reminders of what’s true. We need reminders that are unmistakeable. We need reminding that God wants us… that God loves us. God wants to be in...
View ArticleThis makes me think… about the answering the Father’s will with obedience
Obedience is the one and the only way of wisdom and prudence for us to offer glory to God. If there were another, Christ would certainly have shown it to us by word and example. Scripture, however,...
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This makes me think… of Our Lady of Fatima
The 13th of October, 1917 We left home quite early, expecting that we would be delayed along the way. Masses of people thronged the roads The rain fell in torrents. My mother, her heart torn with...
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To love Mary means to be committed to her son. #OurLadyOfGuadalupe
As we now pray the Angelus and remember the Annunciation of the Lord, our eyes too turn spiritually towards the hill of Tepeyac, to the place where the Mother of God, under the title of “the...
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Mary, what wonder woman you are!
Happy New Year and Happy Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary! When I give retreats to women, based on my book, I love to talk about Mary as our Wonder Woman. She really is! To hear a recent talk,...
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Honoring Momma Mary, a new book: Word by Word, edited by Sarah Reinhard
Today is the feast of the Queenship of Mary, so it’s a great time to share this forthcoming book that honors Momma Mary! My pal, Sarah Reinhard, is an energetic author and a good ideas person. Her...
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Saturday #2 of “The Five First Saturdays…”— who’s with me? #5FirstSat4Mary
We interrupt all the post-Pope coverage for this reminder… Tomorrow is a first Saturday. Over the summer I was convicted to attempt to make the Five First Saturdays devotion. Let me just say that, like...
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Our Lady of Charity answers my prayers… she sent Maria Morera Johnson on...
Sisters in Christ, daughters of Mary. One of the many fruits of my friendship with María Morera Johnson, is not only finding a friend who loves the Blessed Mother and the Rosary, but through her I...
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Dear St John Paul II… a thanksgiving for your holy influence in my life
Dear St John Paul II, What a blessing to go to Mass this morning on your feast day! Your life had such a big impact on mine; your holy influence has fueled some of my best prayer practices and my most...
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My contribution to Word by Word – Slowing down with the Hail Mary
I’m a contributor to the new book, Word by Word: Slowing down with the Hail Mary, edited by Sarah Reinhard. Today, I’m over at CatholicMom.com talking with Sarah about my contribution to the book. I...
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Tomorrow is First Saturday! Who’s with me for Saturday #3? #5FirstSat4Mary
Our backyard shrine, Our Lady of Grace. (Photo by Pat Gohn, 2015, all rights reserved.) Since September I’ve been on a quest to make the Five First Saturdays devotion. So tomorrow is my third of,...
View ArticleI’m a guest at the WINE blog today… talking about wine and music and wisdom
A little proverb in the book of Sirach gets me started… “Wine and music gladden the heart, but the love of wisdom is better than both.” —Sirach 40:20 Ah, wine and music! Two of my favorite things! Yet...
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It’s First Saturday tomorrow — Make it a Morning with Mom! #5FirstSat4Mary
Tomorrow is a First Saturday. I hope you’ll join in beginning this 5-month devotion or continue along with me. This is my 4th of 5 first Saturdays. Earlier posts are here: the beginning, the second,...
View ArticleTreat yourself to an awesome 7 minute talk on Mary’s Immaculate Conception...
::: Archived posts from this blog on the Immaculate Conception: 2014: Mary, who carried God within her 2013: A Prayer, A Paragraph, and A Podcast
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Knots in Your Life? Mary Can’t Wait to Tackle Them! – guest post by Marge...
I almost didn’t answer when the phone rang. I was slammed with work and deadlines looming. But, something nudged me to catch this call regardless. I’m so glad I did. On the other end of the line was an...
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