Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit […]
The other day while in spiritual direction, my priest charmingly said three little words that have been on replay for the last couple of days: “You are wrong.” I don’t remember the conversation word for word, but I think it went something like this: The Holy Spirit had lately given me the grace to see how judgemental I could be […]
Dear Sisters of the Blessed Sacraments, Thank you for your gracious hospitality. As I mentioned in a previous post, visiting you was a gift from God. Thank you, Madre Jeanette, for responding to my email back in June. Part of me thought you would not reply because that had been the case with another order, but now I know it […]
It’s no surprise that people hurt each other daily. It’s an unfortunate part of human nature. I’m not saying it’s a good thing, nor that it is always done purposefully. More often than not, we end up hurting others without even knowing, without even intending. Yet, an I’m sorry is hardly ever said. Why is that? As we end this […]
If you ever want to feel beautiful, go to a cartoon artist. Usually, they exaggerate the features that naturally stand out the most; but the trick is to make conversation with the artist. When you make conversation, they know a little more about your personality and reflect it in the drawing; I mean, look at this portrait of my friends […]