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P Kid Popcorn
Posted on April 2, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Charlotte Phillips Several months ago, when we got home from school, our oldest son asked if they could play outside and eat popcorn before starting homework. It was such a beautiful day that I couldn’t tell him no! He went inside to pop the popcorn while his sister and brothers played. When the bowl […]
Clinging to Hope
Posted on December 20, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Charlotte Phillips Your birth is our hope. I wrote this phrase in my prayer journal and underlined it. It felt like an important thing to remember. A few days later, I saw it again and immediately cried out, “Thank you, Holy Spirit! Hope! Yes, we need to cling to hope now more than ever.”
Being Thankful
Posted on November 15, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Charlotte Phillips Over the past several years, it seems to be a trend on social media for people to post something they are thankful for everyday during the month of November. This year, the trend seems to be a bit different, though; more people seem to be counting down the days until 2020 is […]
Respecting All Life
Posted on October 25, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Charlotte Phillips October is Respect Life Month. It often seems the only issue discussed and prayed for during this month is for an end to abortion. Abortion is an important life issue, but it is only one of the many that does not bring respect and dignity to human life. In Gaudete et Exsultate, […]
Making Lemonade Out of Lemons
Posted on September 15, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Charlotte Phillips When the schools closed on March 13 to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, I don’t think any of us expected to still be living in this state of limbo six months later. Finishing the last nine weeks of the school year around our kitchen table while my husband and I […]
From Routine to Ritual: Making More of My Time with God
Posted on August 9, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Charlotte Phillips My prayer life, as with most other aspects of my life, ebbs and flows. There are times that prayer comes easily. I can sit, take a few deep breaths and immediately go to what my friend Becky refers to our “inner chapel” to spend one-on-one time with God. In these moments, my […]
Ignatian Contemplation: Praying with Scripture Using Your Imagination
Posted on July 9, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Charlotte Phillips On July 31, we celebrate the feast day of St. Ignatius of Loyola. While I don’t think I could pick just one saint as my favorite, St. Ignatius is high on my list. He is the founder of the Jesuits, and his life experiences have shaped and formed Ignatian Spirituality.
Finding God in the Ordinary
Posted on June 28, 2020 1 Comment
By Charlotte Phillips I don’t know about you, but there have been moments in my life where I expected God to make himself known in a huge, knock-me-over-the-head, grand gesture kind of way. I remember being on a retreat and crying out to God, begging God to speak to me. Thankfully, I opened the ears […]
Praying During a Pandemic
Posted on June 14, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Charlotte Phillips It has been three months since our lives have been turned upside down as a result of COVID-19. Our older two kids have just finished the final 9 weeks of the school year around our kitchen table as my husband and I work, and our little two play and ask for snacks […]
Trusting in the Slow Work of the Resurrection
Posted on May 30, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Charlotte Phillips This time of quarantine brings with it a laundry list of emotions. Some days are filled with joy – the kids play nicely together, my husband and I get our work done with little interruption, and no one complains about dinner. Other days do not go as smoothly – the kids […]
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