by Michele Faehnle | Dec 31, 2015 | Pray for the living and the dead, Prayer, Spiritual Works of Mercy
A few days ago I was experiencing some health issues. I had kept things private so was surprised when I saw this text message on my phone: “I know this is random, but would you guys eat Puerto Rican shredded pork and yellow rice? I made too much.” It was 7 pm and the...
by Michele Faehnle | Nov 7, 2015 | Blog, Pray for the living and the dead
In our church, the month of November is dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory. This month we’d like to share some ideas on the spiritual work of mercy: Pray for the Living and the Dead from our friend Sue. She had so many great ideas we thought we’d...
by Michele Faehnle | Oct 28, 2015 | Blog, Pray for the living and the dead
One of our favorite prayers from the Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul is what we like to call the Prayer for Divine Transformation from Within. It’s been instrumental to both of us as we wrote Divine Mercy for Moms: Sharing the...
by Michele Faehnle | Oct 25, 2015 | Living the Works of Mercy, Pray for the living and the dead
During certain times of the year, it seems I enter into a period of gift giving. Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, end of the school year gifts for teacher, weddings, birthdays… the list goes on and on. Because it’s not always easy or budget friendly to go...
by Michele Faehnle | Oct 22, 2015 | Blog, Pray for the living and the dead, Spiritual Works of Mercy
As Catholics, we don’t need to marvel in Ghost stories, rather we can share real stories of real people who walked before us. While on vacation in Maine this summer, one of our goals was to visit the gravesites of our deceased relatives who established Harpswell,...