by Lisa Henley Jones | Apr 22, 2020 | Covid-19, Personal
COVID-19 aka Corona Virus. There are so many changes, so many cancellations, so many worries in this COVID-19 environment. You know them…. Health, finances, school, job security, access to food and staples, lack of receiving the Sacraments, working from home, not...
by Lisa Henley Jones | Apr 8, 2020 | Book and Product Review, Catholicism, Lent
When I picked up the book “Give Up Worry for Lent! 40 Days to Finding Peace in Christ” by Gary Zimak almost 40 days ago, I was looking forward to what the subtitle offered me – Finding Peace in Christ. What I got for Lent was so much more… The small book reads...
by Lisa Henley Jones | Mar 27, 2020 | Catholicism, Covid-19, Inspirational
When the true seriousness of COVID-19 struck our area and social distancing began, we were about to begin a 3-day Parish Lenten Mission at our church. One of the things the mission priest, Fr. Zachary, SOLT, said over and over during his Sunday homily inviting...
by Lisa Henley Jones | Feb 25, 2020 | Catholicism, Lent
Even though Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation for Catholics, it is a day that draws so many of us to Mass every year. The solemnity of the Mass reflects on the faces of the community and prepares each of us to humble ourselves before God this Lent. We...
by Lisa Henley Jones | May 24, 2019 | Catholicism, Christianity, New Media
Close your eyes – think about going on Facebook or Twitter and scrolling through your feed. Imagine the typical posts you encounter. Now think about the comments on the most engaging posts. What do you feel? Dread… confusion… sadness… anger? We...