by Claire Dwyer | Jul 29, 2017 | Everyday Holiness, prayer, Saints, scripture
I am a Mary at heart, a Martha by trade. Today’s feast of St. Martha has me thinking of both of them and the tug within each of us: the longing for intimacy with God and the pressing needs of life. I don’t need to repeat the story of the two sisters. It...
by Claire Dwyer | Jul 22, 2017 | parenthood, prayer, silence
I ran into a friend recently, another mom with lots of littles, at an indoor trampoline park. It was a sizzling summer day in Phoenix and we’d both reluctantly shelled out too much money for a few hours of much-needed activity for the kids. The place was loud....
by Claire Dwyer | Dec 28, 2016 | Books, prayer
Here we go again. Another new calendar year, another gloriously empty planner, another fresh start. Another chance to count our calories and our steps, watch our words, manage our time, balance our budgets. It’s our annual self-check-up. What did we do well...
by Claire Dwyer | Sep 25, 2016 | Everyday Holiness, parenthood, prayer, Saints
Next month the Catholic galaxy will become a little brighter as the Church receives a new cluster of saints. Among the holy handful will be just one woman, a French Carmelite considered by Pope Saint John Paul II to be one the most influential mystics of his...
by Claire Dwyer | May 26, 2016 | parenthood, prayer, Saints
I took a fascinating online class on the nature of Mystical Theology in the Church this Spring. What precious time I could carve out from my busy life as a mom six, I spent delving into the works of St. John of the Cross and meeting a new friend, a little Carmelite...
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...
