Tag Archives: peace

I got what I wanted for Christmas.

By | January 9, 2013

As Christmas was approaching this year, it didn’t seem like Christmas. First off, it’s hot in Haiti all the time. I’ve never celebrated Christmas away from Boston, where it’s always cold in the winter. But also, we had no decorations, no lights, no Christmas tree, no gifts, no Christmas cards, and no manger with the missing baby Jesus. Those things are usually part of Christmas for me so things felt a little off. As I prayed about it, I realized two things. First of all, we weren’t very

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Praying with Coffee

By | October 2, 2012

I enjoy a good cup of coffee – even though it’s more like milk with coffee. Every morning, I wake up at 6:30am and start that coffee maker! There’s a “mysterious” ingredient in coffee that gives me the energy I need to get through my day without falling asleep during prayer or even getting tired. Sometimes I come back for a second cup… Okay, I always come back for another cup. There’s just something about coffee that I can’t resist having. I grab my prayer bag, rosary, and of course,

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Divine Mercy

By | May 8, 2012

On this past Divine Mercy Sunday, I imagined the blood and water flowing out of Christ’s side and over me like a waterfall of mercy. After Christ won for us salvation on the cross, the soldiers pierced his side, and flowing forth came blood and water. Jews during that time would immediately connect the blood and water flowing out of his side to the blood and water from animal sacrifices that flowed out of the temple into the Kidron Valley. The blood of animal sacrifices were used to purify

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Not Enough Time In the Day

By | November 9, 2011

Back in Seattle 6 weeks ago , my heart was restless and it was hard to find peace. My day was spent in sections – time for God was at daily mass and a few random prayers throughout the day. The rest of the day was spent doing whatever I needed to get done. The problem was that I never asked God, “how should I spend my day today?” Sometimes after mass I said “Lord I give you this day” but I never reflected on what that meant or what he really wanted me to do. I took control of my schedule and did

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