"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
ShareAs we continue our journey of forty days, it’s good to remember that fasting from food is good, but what God REALLY wants from us is our gift of self—expressed in a love for the poor, the hungry, the homeless, and the downtrodden. The first reading at Mass today explains it all: Is this the [...]
ShareSo now Lent has arrived, and everyone is talking about it. There are plenty of Catholic columnists and bloggers urging you to go to confession, to purify your soul during this period of penitence. And it’s all good. I was struck, though, by the humility and the simplicity of one article I read on the [...]
ShareRemember, man, that you are dust, and unto dust you shall return. -Genesis 3:19 Yeah, right. You know, in your heart of hearts, that that means everyone else but you—don’t you? It’s the human condition. We give lip service to our mortality, joking about it at the water cooler with a wry smile—but we live [...]