In honor of Our Lady of Fatima, a Wordless Wednesday
Warning: preg_match(): Compilation failed: invalid range in character class at offset 4 in /home/customer/www/thepracticingcatholic.com/public_html/wp-content/plugins/lightbox-plus/classes/shd.class.php on line 1384
Warning: preg_match_all(): Compilation failed: invalid range in character class at offset 4 in /home/customer/www/thepracticingcatholic.com/public_html/wp-content/plugins/lightbox-plus/classes/shd.class.php on line 700
Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/customer/www/thepracticingcatholic.com/public_html/wp-content/plugins/lightbox-plus/classes/shd.class.php on line 707
Warning: preg_match_all(): Compilation failed: invalid range in character class at offset 4 in /home/customer/www/thepracticingcatholic.com/public_html/wp-content/plugins/lightbox-plus/classes/shd.class.php on line 700
Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/customer/www/thepracticingcatholic.com/public_html/wp-content/plugins/lightbox-plus/classes/shd.class.php on line 707
Okay, not quite wordless, but it’s a short one! About this time last year, Joel arranged for me to have an individual retreat at New Melleray Abbey near Dubuque, Iowa (you may have heard of them, the monks who handcraft the Trappist caskets). The retreat was a much-needed opportunity for respite and renewal. Reflecting back, my favorite memories involved … [Read more…]