For some reason, I've been singing Bobby McFerrin's fun little a capella song, "Don't Worry, Be Happy!" You know how a random song can just get stuck in your head? I sat with it for a while, reflecting on why that song had visited me. I haven't been feeling particularly worried or unhappy. Afterall, it's Mardi Gras Season 💜💚💛 So I asked the Lord how I might use the message this week. I thought of the people who had filled their homes with Christmas cheer, but now sit alone

Happy Mama Mary Day 💙💙💙 Happy Eighth Day of Christmas 💚❤️🎄 Happy New Year My prayer for you this year is that you are filled with the Grace of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Here is a beautiful blessing in today's First Reading from the Book of Numbers 6:22-27 . Please receive this blessing and pay it forward today! The LORD bless you and keep you! The LORD let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you! The LORD look upon you kindly and give you peace! Today is official

We are on the brink of beginning another new year! 2026 ~ It's mind-blowing to me !!! I remember anticipating the turning of the millennium. Y2K was a BIG DEAL. Now we are 26 years beyond that! This time of year makes us ponder, What will the New Year bring? BUT BEFORE WE TURN THE PAGE …  let's take a moment to reflect on some of the highlights of what brought us to have our finger on the corner of the 2025 page in our life story. So much has happened. Let's not rush into the