DO YOU BEAR SPIRITUAL FRUIT?
We have a small family vineyard on our property, lovingly named “Frutto Della Vitae” – Italian for Fruit of the Vine. When the month of August rolls around each year, we harvest the fruit of our labor. It is a joyous
SUDDEN LOSS – SAVING GRACE
August 9, 2000 – a day deeply etched in my heart forever. It was a warm summer evening. After a hearty spaghetti dinner, I took my 2 boys, Joseph and Dominic, ages 3 and 4 ½ months at the time,
WHOSE FEET ARE YOU BEING CALLED TO WASH?
Tonight as I bathed my little ones, I reflected on the scripture, “When Jesus washed the disciples’ feet, He told them , ‘ I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you’ ” (John
HOMEMADE LENTEN PRETZELS
Growing up,my mom always had a bowl of pretzels sitting on the kitchen counter during Lent with a special “pretzel prayer” next to it. The pretzels, symbolic of God’s arms wrapped around us, were a daily reminder to my siblings
