"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as EAGLES. They shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
– Isaiah 40:31
Kathy Schiffer is the wife of a deacon and mother of three grown children, and currently works as Communications/Media Relations Coordinator for Guest House, the treatment center for Catholic clergy and religious. She lives and writes in Southfield, MI.
A simple stretch bracelet engraved with the scripture "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life."
A simple stretch bracelet engraved with the scripture "Love is patient love is kind. It does not envy. It does not boast. It is not proud."
A simple stretch bracelet engraved with the scripture "and now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:13
ShareOn my To-Do List for a long time now: An article on Detroit’s historic Assumption Grotto Catholic Church. Founded in 1830, the parish was in the news in November, when the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Pastoral Council submitted to the archbishop their list of recommended parish closures and consolidations. Under the proposed plan, 60 parishes would [...]
ShareIn honor of the Marian feast this week, I thought I’d take a peek inside the Virgin Mary’s closet. Sometimes you’d think, from looking at pious representations of the Mother of God, that she was a real fashionista. Actually, when you think about it, living in such a warm climate, Mary must have had at [...]
ShareOh, no. I was chuckling about the article that’s gone viral these past few days, featuring the “27 Worst Nativity Sets.” Yep, they’re pretty bad- I admit! But then I saw our White House. The People’s House. And this year, the Obama family has decorated the White House with (choose one): (a) Nativity sets from [...]
ShareOur cable carrier picks up WGN, the network from Chicago which aired several videos from Fr. Robert Barron’s 10-part series titled “Catholicism.” The series-at least, four parts of it-will be coming to PBS in October, with the other six videos to be aired on EWTN beginning in November. I jumped through hoops to see the first ones, [...]
ShareSo there I was, bustling about the house getting ready for work, and this Big Brown THING caught my eye. It was a beetle, moseying along on the living room carpet. No husband in sight to rescue me, I did the best I could: I scooped it up in a wad of Kleenex and….. …crushed [...]