by Deanna Bartalini | Mar 25, 2022 | Prayer |
Novenas First, what is a novena? A set of prayers said for a specific intention, usually for 9 days. Why 9 days? To remind us of the first novena when the apostles waited for the Holy Spirit to descend at Pentecost after Jesus’ Ascension. There are other novena...
by Deanna Bartalini | Mar 10, 2022 | Spiritual Direction |
Who is spiritual direction for? Anyone! Though most likely, people who are looking for spiritual direction are those who desire to know, love and serve God. Often people feel stuck or lack joy or fervor – yes, I’m going to say it, living in a lukewarm way, seek...
by Deanna Bartalini | Mar 4, 2022 | 7 quick takes |
I am a person who swims in the deep end of the pool. I think about lots of different things allll day looonnnggg. Ask me how I am feeling in regard to my emotional state or what I am thinking about and there is never one answer. There are 3 or 7 or 32. Okay, 32 might...
by Deanna Bartalini | Feb 8, 2022 | Book Club |
A Catholic Classic Some books are fun to read. Others make you think. Still, others cause us to think and grow in our spiritual life. That last category is usually not a fun or easy or quick read, so reading it with a group helps. And our Live Not Lukewarm book clubs...
by Deanna Bartalini | Nov 17, 2021 | Advent, Book Club |
Radical idea I’m not going to try to do all the things for Advent. I am going to apply the KISS principle, Keep It Simple Sweetie (FYI, not the original acronym I heard as far as the last “S” but it’s the one I’m using). My hope is to add...
