This morning before heading over to Mass, I did my usual routine of walking our three golden retrievers followed by a quick check of my email, text messages, and what appointments I had lined up on my calendar for the day ahead. I literally stopped in my tracks when I saw that today was October …
“๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐?” ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ . “๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐,” ๐ด๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ . “๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐.” ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, “๐ป๐๐ ๐บ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐”, ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ Recession Fears Intensify That famous Hemingway quote from above perfectly captures the mood of the markets as aggressive Fed tightening, persistently high inflation readings, the war in Ukraine, and continuing supply chain …
โBlessed are they who mourn for they will be comfortedโ Matthew 5:4 Super grateful to David Kessler, FACHE, the worldโs most renowned grief expert, for having completed his Grief Educator Certification Program and bringing his comprehensive and unique methodology, tools, and decades of experience to help us better navigate the many challenges associated with grief. …
The Search for Meaning in Your Grief “The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not “get over” the loss of a loved one, you will learn to live with it, you will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will …
โThe degree to which a person can grow is in direct proportion to the amount of truth they can accept about themselves without running away.โ Leland Val Van De Wall When I read this quote the other day I literally stopped what I was doing as it really hit home for me in a deeply …
John Kinsella: โItโs so beautiful here.โ Ray Kinsella: โWell for me itโs like a dream come true.โ John Kinsella: โCan I ask you something? Is thisheaven?” Ray Kinsella: โItโs Iowa!โ John Kinsella: โIowa?โ Ray Kinsella: โYeah!โ John Kinsella: โI could have sworn it was heaven.โ Ray Kinsella: โIs there a heaven?โ John Kinsella: โOh yeah! Itโs the place dreams cometrue.โ Ray Kinsella: …
โMaybe the journey isnโt so much about becoming anything. Maybe itโs about un-becoming everything that isnโt really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.โ Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist and The Pilgrimage The Call of the Camino Today I leave for what I hope will be …
โThings that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter leastโ. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe The Constant Tug of War Between Our Clock and Our Compass Managing our daily tasks and activities has always been a challenge even before the global pandemic hit in March 2020. The โbusynessโ associated with a calendar …
โTherefore, keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.” Matthew 25:13 โI’ve looked in the mirror. My world’s getting clearer. So, wait for me this time.โ Lyrics from the song โTimeโ by Chantal Kreviazuk, 2002 Getting Back in the Pool Again Earlier this week, I was finally able to get back …
Even nowโ, declares the Lord โReturn to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning. Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love.โ Joel 2: 12-13 The Three Pillars of Lent — Prayer, Fasting, …
