Tag: Siena

On the Ninth Day of Christmas

A new time stands on my doorstep ready to enter my life’s journey. Something in me welcomes this visitor: the hope of bountiful blessings the joy of a new beginning the freshness of unclaimed surprises. Something in me rebuffs this visitor: the swiftness of… Continue Reading “On the Ninth Day of Christmas”

Where Do You Find God?

In Saturday’s Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 122), the psalmist declares: I rejoiced because they said to me, ‘We will go up to the house of the Lord.’” We so readily recognize churches and cathedrals as houses of God. But where might we find God besides… Continue Reading “Where Do You Find God?”

How Will I Know the Right Time and Place?

From Saint Catherine of Siena, a Dominican Saint and Doctor of the Church To the true servant of God every place is the right place and every time is the right time. Perhaps . . . now is the time to open that door… Continue Reading “How Will I Know the Right Time and Place?”