Author/Julie "May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. Brothers and sisters, pray for us." (1 Thessalonians 5:23-25) In these beginning stages …
Incarnation
Author/Julie Today I would love to share with you a beautiful devotion published by the organization through which I am currently being trained to receive certification as a spiritual director--Leadership Transformations, Inc. You can subscribe to receive this devotion at the beginning of each month through their website. Today, let's enjoy it together and notice what God …
Pondering with Mary
Continuing to ponder The Annunciation (see https://abbashousetexas.com/2016/12/01/may-it-be-done-unto-me/)--the angel Gabriel's announcement to Mary that she would bear the Savior, and her response--and the soul-stirring painting by Henry Ossawa Tanner, what do you wonder? I wonder what Mary was doing when Gabriel appeared to her. I wonder if she was in the middle of prayer, asking God …
May it be Done Unto Me
An Advent devotion for December 1st *Behold, the Lord comes to save us. O come, let us worship Him. (Advent Invitatory from Treasury of Daily Prayer) The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry. The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off …
Welcome
Today I write this blog in memory of a man I never knew, but of whose legacy I have learned from reading his book Mercy Without Borders and the Houston Catholic Worker newsletter we regularly receive from Casa Juan Diego as we seek to pour own own lives into a very similar work as that …
Live Love
"By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in …
Hospitality of Love
"Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning." Psalm 30:4-5 As I begin my day with my daily readings from …
Be still
"Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." Psalm 46:10 Why be still? The psalmist seems to imply that by being still we will know that God is God. In fact, if we can just be still, we will even see …
Abba's House 