Fun is, unfortunately, not typically in the top five words someone uses to describe their Catholic faith. And it can be understandable. Christ asks us to renounce the callings of the world and surrender our selfishness. He goes as far as saying, “carry your cross and follow Me.” Yes, that sounds like the opposite of fun! Suffering is an undesirable […]
Summer 2022 went by so fast. I remember publishing the last post as if it had been last week, but the last time something was posted was back in May! After reflecting on God’s presence these past few months, I have seen the many blessings I’ve received; I invite you to do the same. I felt like I hadn’t accomplished […]
What an interesting question. Today’s society says an empowered woman is independent and doesn’t care about the patriarchal demands of the world. The new wave of feminism says that men are nonessential to a woman’s life. But how can that statement stand if women would not continue to exist without the role of men? This new idea of feminism claims […]
How many times have you asked, “why do bad things happen to good people?” Maybe you’ve asked it based on personal experience. But whatever the case might be, it is a question often blinded by emotions. The other day I read the first chapter of the letter to the Philippians, which brings much light to the question. In verses 12-16, […]
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 […]