The Beautiful Gate

                                                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I greet you, rose garden of heaven,   The chosen, ...

I started this blog 3 years ago during the month devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I did this on purpose because His Heart...

                                                      Fra Angelico's "Last Judgment" After I posted the video of Fr. Ste...

We are all called to intercede for our brothers and sisters in this world, however, for some, the Lord has given the gift of intercess...

A post from my archives (June 2011) : The Eucharist is truly the "Heart" of the Mass. When we receive Communion we are receivin...

Colleen Spiro is a blogger , an author , and a spiritual director. Her newest book is an e-book, First Things First, A Personal Retrea...

I usually attend the 9:00 AM Mass at a small chapel about half an hour from my house but this past week the pastor switched the time to 8:00...

                                                            I have dibs on the last tree! Feeling a bit "dry" lately? Spi...

...it was beautiful beyond words: ENTRANCE TO HIS SACRED HEART

No, I'm not giving a lesson in tongues. If only that was it. Today, I went to Mass and received Communion. After everyone went back ...

I first watched this show on EWTN many years ago and it affects me today just as powerfully as it did back then. It explains my recent pos...

Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart,...

Hell can be described as  a perpetual alienation from our true being, our true self, which is in God."                              ...

Saturday - The Outpouring of the Spirit at Pentecost "Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each ...

Friday - The Fruit of the Spirit "By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfu...