Writing Awakening at Lourdes was a long process for me. I write to make sense of things; as I wrote, the whispers and nudges God had been sending through the years came into clearer focus. The thing that came into the clearest focus was this: You were my whispers and nudges. Every one of you…
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We are all called to perfection, and we are all imperfect, even those of us with typically developing bodies and minds. The perfection we are called to is not flawlessness. It is to complete the work of being perfectly ourselves, to become completely the person God has created us to be.
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As mothers, we are invited to pour ourselves out for our children in nearly every conceivable way. But it is the spiritual self-emptying that is most central to our role.
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On average, autistic females are diagnosed later than males and often misdiagnosed with other conditions first. But autistic traits, like any other inherited or acquired traits, shed light on our individual path to heaven.
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This collection of essays all bear Bowman’s signature frank, earnest style. He moves skillfully from isolation to community, building a vision of possibility and hope.
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Job, Tobit, the Hebrews in the furnace… Throughout Scripture we find examples of of people who also experienced times of great distress, loss, or persecution, but who rose immediately to remind themselves (and, across the centuries, us) that God is still in His heaven.
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There are sacred places in the world where communities come together for the express purpose of caring for — and lifting up — those who cannot care for themselves. Hospitals, especially children’s hospitals, are definitely among them. Staying in a hospital is a valuable exercise in radical abandonment to the will of God.
READ MOREThe latest medical mystery in our house is unprecedented… and it’s a proving ground for the practice of radical abandonment.
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Facing a chronic illness with no diagnosis can be a challenging spiritual trial. Use this prayer to ask for Jesus’ accompaniment, as you abandon yourself to his (twisty, winding, difficult) plans for you.
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Simple. Relaxed. Affordable. Mass appropriate. I rounded up some sensory-friendly First Communion options that won’t break the bank for your daughter’s special day — a couple even have my own kids’ seal of sensory approval.
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