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This Kindle version while in color, matches black and white book. This collection of standard and 19 alternate Scriptural Rosary Mysteries offers a devotional and contemplative option to praying the Rosary for thriving in today's world. It is with the thoughts below in mind that I have included the standard 4 Rosary mysteries and created additional contemporary emotion topic based Scripture mysterious that can be prayed with using a Rosary. In a US Catholic bishop’s Pastoral Letter on the Blessed Virgin Mary titled “Behold Your Mother,” they wrote, “Besides the precise rosary ...

These daily inspirations use the ancient prayer of Lectio Divina that originated with the church fathers and was further explored and adopted by the Benedictines and many others. Lectio is a way of allowing the Holy Spirit to illuminate and teach by way of resonating Scripture. It consists of progressive reading and praying with a Scripture passage. Each time the Scripture is read there is an increase in the prayer style to reflect on the thought of a word or phrase that resonated during prayer. I hope that by sharing these Lectio vignettes, you will consider exploring your relationship ...

Daily Lectio Divina reflection on the Gospel readings for the 2024.These inspirations use the ancient prayer of Lectio Divina that originated with the church fathers and was further explored and adopted by the Benedictines and many others. Lectio is a way of allowing the Holy Spirit to illuminate and teach by way of personalizing Scripture. It consists of progressive reading and praying with a Scripture passage. Each time the Scripture is read there is an increase in the prayer style to reflect on the thought of a word or phrase that resonated during prayer. I hope that by sharing these ...

This book is filled with brief moments of inspiration from the daily Gospel readings for the 2023 Liturgical Calendar.These inspirations come from reflection on the daily Gospel reading using the prayer of Lectio Divina. Lectio is an ancient prayer technique that originated with the church fathers and was further explored and adopted by the Benedictines and many others. Lectio is a way of allowing the Holy Spirit to illuminate and teach by way of personalizing Scripture. It consists of progressively reading and praying with a Scripture passage. Each time the Scripture is read there is an ...

When I finished writing “A Moment for Christ” in 2008 I thought it was the complete reflection of my spiritual journey. I was wrong; instead I see I am at the beginning of a longer journey, one that will require continued processing of God’s past, present and future actions in my life. This last year has been extraordinarily profound for me. I have discovered by sharing who I am in my writing I am opening the door for others to share in the intimacy of Christ in their own lives with me. Although seemingly subtle, crossing the boundary of this unknown challenged me to embrace it to an ...