The last few years have wearied many of us, with political unrest, a cruel and unsparing pandemic, violence, loss, and worries too many to mention. On this Good Friday, 2023, we may be too bogged down by lack of energy or hope to enter into the saving mystery of...
Encouragement in difficult times
Our dear Anna Helen shared these words with the Community that I would like to share with all our readers. “When the Washington turmoil and scandals there and in the Church get to be too much, I turn to this quote from Beatrix Potter: Believe there is a great...
Prayer as receiving
Benedict Sheehan is a choir director who blogs about the trials and joys of leading and participating in a choir in The Music Stand. In a recent post (https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/musicstand/the-sacrifice-of-praise/), he wrote “based on the advice of some people more experienced in prayer than I am, I’ve come to the following...
