Seek Christ Within
I would like to remind you of my time in Medjugorje with Father Marko and ask you to recall when he anointed me and I slipped into that mystical heavenly place. Actually, I would like to ask you to reread that experience before moving on with this chapter. It will help put you in the […]
Read moreThe following day, we covered the anointing of the sick and the gift of counsel. Counsel is a tricky one for me. I have prayed to understand it, and I just haven’t. But I am beginning to see that this whole book has been written through the gift of counsel because these words, well, it […]
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I recently had a dream that I was in a library. It was huge. I felt so small as I stood amongst the rows and rows of books that climbed to the highest ceiling I’d ever seen. There had to be millions of books. I don’t know how, but I knew two books were missing […]
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There is a depth to the experiences we share with God. They are personal and tangible and affect our lives in deeply profound ways. If these encounters are going to have any impact on our lives, we will need to have a relationship with the Lord. That occurs most often through suffering. I know I […]
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Something happened when I was in the adoration chapel last week that I thought I would share. I was sitting in the back of the chapel with my eyes closed, as I usually do. Most often, all I see in my mind is blackness, but sometimes I also see colors. There are times when the […]
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Scrupulosity is when a person believes something is a sin when it is not. They experience doubts and suffer intense feelings of guilt and shame. As I have stated before, the mind is the primary target of the devil, and scrupulosity is an attack on the mind. It is another strategy the devil uses to […]
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Suffering, spiritual or otherwise, is a call from the Lord to realize your helplessness and come to know that you don’t have the power to heal yourself. Only God does. It is in this recognition that you ultimately turn to the Lord and begin to surrender. Jesus wants us to give Him all of our […]
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I am sorry I have been absent for so long and will need to take a bit more time away. I’m asking for prayers for my father as he transitions from this life into the next. It has been a difficult time, and now we are at the end of a beautiful life. I am […]
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Today is the Feast of the Guardian Angels, and I’d like to honor my angel and those of my family members by sharing a few encounters we’ve had with them over the years. These happenings weren’t obviously miraculous, but there was always a sense of mystery surrounding them. We didn’t always know the people we […]
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Spiritual direction can deepen a person’s relationship with God, help them see more clearly how the Holy Spirit communicates with them, and make them more aware of God’s presence in their lives. It can also help a person see more clearly what God’s will is for them, thus encouraging them to form their thoughts and […]
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