Suffering Succotash Mother!

She preferred to be called Mother Baily, and her Scottish cooking a treat!

Be Still and Shovel

The contrast of it all—the beauty and the threat...

Intimacy of a Name

Portrait of the Virgin Mary, wooden egg mosaic by Oksana Mas,

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The spiritual intimacy of praying for another...

Christmas Greens and Their Symbolism

So...what DO those evergreens symbolize anyways? Find out on my blog at Patheos.

Rosemary Dethrones Christmas Red!

I thought it would be nice to share this blog from last year with all the new visitors to Morning Rose Prayer Gardens…and gently remind the rest of you of an alternative. Many of you know I’m on a mission to dethrone the poinsettia as the Christmas plant in Catholic homes and churches with the herb Rosemary officinalis.

Snow and Falling

The morning’s light had increased and I saw it was snowing. A delightful memory filled my heart…

Blooms of Mary's Sword

The flowers that pierced my heart.