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You don’t know what you don’t know until you finally know it. I’m on a quest to figure out what all I don’t know about the faith and, by God’s grace, to try to learn it. It’s been a fascinating journey so far, obviously one that I will never finish as there is a great deal I don’t know or will never know. But how exciting it is to learn something new everyday. Want to join me on this quest this Sunday and expand your horizons*? The recipe used for Catholicism is the beautiful

Home from the Holy Land and pondering the vast landscape of all that we encountered. What comes to mind is this: it’s amazing but it’s complicated. Let me explain. Israel is a paradox. This is exemplified by the city name of Tel Aviv: Tel (Ancient Hill) + A’viv (New Spring). This bustling metropolis is what has come to be known as the “Silicon Wadi” housing over six-thousand startups in only a compact few blocks but built adjacent to the ancient port city of Jaffa/Joppa (reme

That’s about all I can say. Wow! I said it again. After only four days in Israel we have covered a great deal of territory, and I mean that in every sense of the word. The small group I am traveling with is on a Geopolitical/Catholic Pilgrimage/Archeological Adventure. Here are just a few highlights from all three categories: We have heard from some of Israel’s top innovators in a variety of fields. They are seeking to solve humanitarian issues on a global level. The predomin

I am traveling in Israel this week with my husband and an amazing group of people doing research, going deep with our Lord on His home turf and scouting out scenes for my next book and video teaching: "The Gospel of Jesus"! Follow me on Facebook-Melissa Overmyer and please pray for me! This is a chapter of my first book, Metamorphosis of a Soul (click to read in its entirety) written from my last experience in the Holy Land. I will pray a blessing on all who read this at the

I recently saw a bumper sticker that read: “peace becomes you”* - and I have to agree--it does. Having personally been in and out of various states of peace in my life, I'm sure everybody around me would say that they benefit when I am in a state of peace, and the same probably goes for you too. Checklist for misplaced peace: Grumpy--just in general- often times straight up grouchy. Nothing seems to work right- everything you do is “hard”. Can’t enjoy life- even the sweet par