by Claire Dwyer | Jun 7, 2015 | Eucharist, parenthood, scripture
This spring saw our backyard filled with new life: families of quail scurrying across the grass, baby doves peeking out from the eaves of our patio, and a special surprise: a little killdeer mother, nesting on the ground in a shallow depression in the gravel out near...
by Claire Dwyer | May 21, 2015 | Catholic Church, Eucharist
The word Eucharist, which holds so much weight and significance to our faith, is from the Greek translation of the Jewish word berakah which means “giving thanks to God.” Each time the Church spreads out her banquet before us, an eternal Thanksgiving...
by Claire Dwyer | May 8, 2015 | Everyday Holiness, parenthood, Saints, Uncategorized
Edited to note that Archbishop Oscar Romero was canonized, along with Pope Paul VI (pictured with him above) in Rome in October 2018. In January this year, I sat in my kitchen early one morning, bleary-eyed after a fractured night’s sleep. (And I’m using...
by Claire Dwyer | May 1, 2015 | Everyday Holiness, prayer, Saints
Nine years ago I went for a walk with Alice von Hildebrand. The lovely Catholic philosopher and theologian had come into Phoenix to give a talk on God’s love, and desiring to enjoy the weather and the views around Camelback mountain, she found me a willing...
