• A Voice in the Church of Central TX

ATX Catholic

A Voice in the Church in Central Texas

  • Articles
  • Podcast Archive
  • About ATX Catholic
    • Contact Us
    • Contributors
You are here: Home / Archives for grief and prayer

“My heart will triumph! And yours will, too.”

Published September 6, 2016 • Written by Shawn Rain Chapman Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Prayer

This is Our Lady’s birthday week. (September 8, is the Nativity of Mary.) I have been thinking about her  a lot, and wondering what I could give her for her birthday. While I have been thinking about her, it seems she has been thinking about me, and giving me gifts for her birthday. One who… [Read More]

Written by Shawn Rain Chapman • Published September 6, 2016

Let yourself be loved: a challenge for Lent

Published February 23, 2016 • Written by Shawn Rain Chapman Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Prayer

  The sunlight obscures him in its intense brightness on the horizon, but I can still see his figure walking ahead as I follow at a distance. I have to run a little just to keep him in sight. I am wondering if he wanted some desert alone time and whether I should let him… [Read More]

Written by Shawn Rain Chapman • Published February 23, 2016

Translate Site

Subscribe via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,529 other subscribers

Latest Posts

Brown Scapular Investiture July 13

By Deacon Guadalupe Rodriguez

Psalter page

How to Encounter God in the Psalms

By Geoffrey, Obl.OSB

Site Stats

  • 1,957,193 Views

Today’s Top Posts

  • "Getting Back Up": What To Do After You Fall In Sin
    "Getting Back Up": What To Do After You Fall In Sin
  • An Open Letter to Chris Hardwick
    An Open Letter to Chris Hardwick
  • Para mi sobrina en el día de su boda
    Para mi sobrina en el día de su boda
  • ATX Catholic
We are dedicated to bringing the good news of Jesus Christ into the world through engaging new and social media, with particular focus on Catholics in the Diocese of Austin.

Ora Pro Nobis

St John Paul II
St John Paul II
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Ven. Fulton Sheen
Ven. Fulton Sheen

• Copyright © 2026 ATX Catholic • All content posted on this site is copyright of ATX Catholic unless credited otherwise. All links and partners are indirectly affiliated with ATX Catholic and do not necessarily express the views of this group. We work to support the local church in the Diocese of Austin, but ATX Catholic does not directly represent or speak for Bishop Joe Vásquez or the Diocese of Austin.

Loading Comments...