Saturday Spiritual Reflections by LettersToTheLord

The Lily and the Rose

The Lily and the Rose

This whole image isn't just a representation of the Holy Family of Nazareth. It represents their love for each other, their interconnectedness, and those warm, tender embraces that they would...

The Lily and the Rose

This whole image isn't just a representation of the Holy Family of Nazareth. It represents their love for each other, their interconnectedness, and those warm, tender embraces that they would...

Lend Me Your Heart

Lend Me Your Heart

One of my quiet prayers at Communion comes from St. Louis de Montfort in True Devotion: “Immaculate Mother, lend me your heart.” The great Marian Saint recommends that we ask Mary to lend...

Lend Me Your Heart

One of my quiet prayers at Communion comes from St. Louis de Montfort in True Devotion: “Immaculate Mother, lend me your heart.” The great Marian Saint recommends that we ask Mary to lend...

31 Percent

31 Percent

Most of us believe in the Real Presence—but do we act like it? For the Feast of Corpus Christi, I’m reflecting on the mystery of Christ in the Eucharist, and...

31 Percent

Most of us believe in the Real Presence—but do we act like it? For the Feast of Corpus Christi, I’m reflecting on the mystery of Christ in the Eucharist, and...

Like the Sparrow

Like the Sparrow

Image: A close-up of my in-progress "Beatitudes", an image of a sparrow, representing the poor in spirit. I've modeled this sparrow after the Dead Sea sparrow, which is the species...

Like the Sparrow

Image: A close-up of my in-progress "Beatitudes", an image of a sparrow, representing the poor in spirit. I've modeled this sparrow after the Dead Sea sparrow, which is the species...

Burnout, Revisited

Burnout, Revisited

A few months ago, I shared a reflection titled "Burnout". It was about something that I know I'm not alone in experiencing: Spiritual burnout. We had just come to the...

Burnout, Revisited

A few months ago, I shared a reflection titled "Burnout". It was about something that I know I'm not alone in experiencing: Spiritual burnout. We had just come to the...

Judge Not, Blind Guide

Judge Not, Blind Guide

Image: The Parable of the Mote and the Beam, Domenico Fetti c. 1619 He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall...

Judge Not, Blind Guide

Image: The Parable of the Mote and the Beam, Domenico Fetti c. 1619 He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall...