prayer – Page 3 – Christy Wilkens

To my brothers and sisters in the trenches

Welcome, new readers! This blog has grown a lot in the last two weeks, and I am really, really grateful that you are here, however you found your way. Many of you have chimed in with wonderful, supportive comments, and I am so glad to know that you have identified pieces of yourself in pieces…

It is well with my soul

God has drawn beautiful goodness forth out of the rubble and ashes. He makes ALL things new, even the raggedy souls of beaten-down special needs mamas.

That time we went to Lourdes and our son was healed

In which we address the elephant in the room and the million dollar question: What happened AFTER the baths?

What really happened in the baths at Lourdes

Awkwardness! Confusion! Doubt! Our time in the baths was the beginning of the story, not the end.

The sick and the suffering are a powerful icon of Christ

Everywhere we went in Lourdes, the gaze of the beloved was turned upon us. The effect of this gaze, on both the bestower and the object, was transformative.

7QT: 7 Days in Lourdes with the Order of Malta (and Cardinal Dolan!)

A quick overview of our not-so-quick trip… just enough to leave you wanting more.

The privilege of praying for others

This week, I have been chatting with various members of the Order of Malta as we prepare for our upcoming pilgrimage. Every single one of them has offered some variation on this theme: “Oscar’s presence will be such a blessing to us. It is our privilege to pray for you.” This seemed, at first, quite…

3 ways to live Lent when you are already in the desert

If you, like me, are in the desert this Lent, consider a different kind of spiritual practice for the next 40 days. Hold on to the ice cream, but work on the attitude.

Better than we know ourselves

I have felt, rather helplessly, this inner desire to find God’s call for my life and do it. I devoured these books because I found it so fascinating to listen to other people’s stories on radically following God’s call.