God’s Sandbox (bring your own bucket and shovel) January 14, 2019By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith Need peace, need to think, need a great prayer spot? Go to a beach! It doesn’t even have to be summer to benefit from the calm it provides. Bring your own bucket and shovel … God will supply the tranquility.
Is that Mr. Bean? November 30, 2018By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith Suzanna Molino Singleton finds humor and inspiration from an encounter with the acclaimed biographer of St. John Paul II.
Me-me-me Birthday Prayer November 6, 2018By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith I’ve never done that before – prayed only for myself in a single prayer session – and yet it felt suitable. No way I could have survived 59 years without God.
Sundays aren’t for football and other kids’ games October 18, 2018By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith Remember our Sunday-best outfits? As children, we girls wore patent leather shoes, frilly party-type dresses with white gloves, clutched matching patent leather purses, and hats with ribbons snaking down our backs. Hats for women once were a requirement in Catholic churches – can you imagine that today?
Most important parts of life October 10, 2018By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith Sometimes our focal point in life is off. We should be looking at – and appreciating – what we are holding in our hands – life’s blessings and gifts.
Columbus Day is a celebration of faith and heritage in Little Italy October 4, 2018By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith Baltimore’s Italian community will launch its 128th Columbus Day Commemoration & Parade Sunday, Oct. 7 – an event deemed the longest-running Columbus Day celebration in the United States.
The light we need September 27, 2018By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith Humans need light – that’s all there is to that. It is scientifically proven sunlight lifts our moods, and a good explanation as to why people generally feel happier and more energized in the summer.
Should Jesus be in the picture? August 30, 2018By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith How much better would our lives be if Jesus was always in the picture?
The Gentleness of Father Bernie August 23, 2018By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith I find him to be such a tender and calm soul. He speaks gently. He celebrates Mass gently. He acts gently. I love chatting with Father Bernie – his tranquility is contagious.
Two of my friends don’t believe in God August 16, 2018By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith I do know this … we have no power in other people’s spaces. But God does.
When people ask us to pray August 7, 2018By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith The next time someone asks you to pray for something or someone specifically, it is because that suggestion is significant to him or her. Let’s really hear the petition … pray it … and mean it.
Is it appropriate etiquette to eat pepperoni pizza in a funeral home? July 24, 2018By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith Death is such a part of our lives, and it puts us in a funny place. Since that’s true, why not amuse ourselves?
