Author Archives: Cathy Trowbridge

About Cathy Trowbridge

A faith-led people-person, daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, great- grandmother and friend, I am a Catholic Christian striving to union with our Lord. I hope to bring you encouragement to live a closer relationship with Christ, discerning direction in the path to Him, with Him and in Him.

Goodness and evil

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Cathy Trowbridge

As I try to go to sleep my mind wanders to the police reports on my Citizens app that I looked at just a short time ago.  Another robbery at gunpoint.  A carjacking.  Gunshots.  All within my neighborhood; less than … Continue reading →

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Rebuking the wind

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Cathy Trowbridge

In the gospel message today, Christ is found in the boat with his disciples at sea. A great wind comes up and they are terrified. They ask our Lord to save them from perishing. His answer? “Why are you so … Continue reading →

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Blessings from above

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Cathy Trowbridge

I recently walked the lake where I am living for some early evening reflection. I was blown away by what I thought to be a vivid image of a large dove in the sky directly over the property. Holy, holy, … Continue reading →

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Seeking Answers

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Cathy Trowbridge

It has been a long time since I blogged; more than half a year. I have missed it, but have filled my time with many things, like completing many joyful commitments within parish life and it’s related ministries. But it … Continue reading →

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Freedom and Vulnerability in the NEW year

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Cathy Trowbridge

Where oh where has the time gone? Each day I wake to the wonders of the world – the brilliance of every living thing created by a God who loved it into being. As I write today I look out … Continue reading →

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As long as I live

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Cathy Trowbridge

I started my blog earlier this summer. I said and truly thought I would be posting daily. It was a challenge but also a delight as I love to write. Then things changed. School began and for me that meant … Continue reading →

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Anxiety and the Cross

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Cathy Trowbridge

How do I let you cover me Lord? Do I fight you and am anxious or embrace my cross? As I read today’s scripture on the Exaltation of the Holy Cross I thought of it as the tall beacon of … Continue reading →

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Mary, My Mother

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Cathy Trowbridge

So often I take for granted the gift of the Blessed Virgin, mother of the most high God. I love my birth mother and hold her up in high esteem. I accepted who she was without knowing everything about her; … Continue reading →

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