by Claire Dwyer | Nov 4, 2025 | Healing, Let Yourself Be Loved, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
It was–almost–an out-of-body experience. I was taking a slow walk in the Arizona sun during a season of intense stress. Some much-needed movement broke up the physical monotony of hours of work at my desk, and my body gradually unclenched itself. Relaxing in...
by Claire Dwyer | Mar 22, 2025 | Discernment, Let Yourself Be Loved, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
When I speak or write about St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, I often focus on her now-famous message, “Let Yourself Be Loved.” Leading retreats, I walk attendees through an imaginative prayer experience where they go with the Good Shepherd back into the places of...
by Claire Dwyer | Mar 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
My children have a wooden toy that is designed to help with concentration and coordination. Held in your hand, the challenge is to use fine adjustments in your grip to line up rotating magnetic disks in a straight tower–not an easy task, since the disks easily swing...
by Claire Dwyer | Nov 4, 2024 | Let Yourself Be Loved, Litany, prayer, Saints, Vocation
“My dad teetered on the ladder, balancing both a paint can and a Baltimore Catechism. ‘Why did God make you?’ He hollered down, quizzing me as I sat cross-legged on the grass underneath. “‘To know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to...
by Claire Dwyer | Oct 20, 2024 | Dryness, prayer, Spiritual Direction, spirituality
Re-reading the Diary of St. Faustina recently had me experiencing a bit of spiritual whiplash. She describes ravishing joy: “His presence penetrates me to my very depths and fills me with peace, joy, and amazement, After such moments of prayer, I am filled with...
