"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
Share “I crossed Germany from north to south, from east to west.” -Pope Benedict XVI, speaking about his apostolic visit to his homeland We are a people of hope and a people of symbol. This was made apparent once again when Pope Benedict XVI, traveling by air during his recent apostolic trip to his [...]
Share“In communion with your bishops I invite you, the lay faithful, not to fail to use your skills and responsibilities to contribute to the construction of the common good.” A big challenge from the Pope! At the Angelus on Sunday, October 9, Pope Benedict exhorted lay Catholics to work toward the good of society. And [...]
Share Today, September 24, Pope Benedict XVI rode through the streets of Freiburg in the popemobile before meeting with a group of lay Catholics gathered at the Freiburg Seminary. In the background of the copyrighted photo, you can clearly see Freiburg’s village clock. I was there, too, in October 2000. I was poring through some [...]
ShareDay by day, Pope Benedict’s first official state visit to his native Germany brings encouraging reports: In Berlin, he met with German Jewish leaders. In that meeting, Pope Benedict emphasized that what the two faiths “hold in common is not an insignificant part of their traditions.” He went on to tell the dozens of rabbis [...]
ShareThe events of September 11, 2001, touched hearts around the world. Remembering that day, Pope Benedict XVI visited Ground Zero in New York, during his visit to the United States in April 2008. Turning to God for comfort and for courage, he offered the following prayer. O God of love, compassion, and healing, look on [...]