If someone were to tell you, “Beloved, I give you my heart. Take it, it’s all yours!” Would you acknowledge that this person is deeply in love with you? It really cannot get more romantic than that, right? After all, the heart is where love pours out. We experience heartache when someone misuses our love or wrongs us. The heart […]
A few weeks ago, I was blessed with the opportunity to visit the Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in Ohio. I stayed at their formation house, where I met sisters in various stages of religious life, which was influential on my discernment process. I am so excited about writing this that I do not know how to organize my […]
I’ve heard way too many people say, “God’s not real because we can’t see him or touch him.” I’ve also heard people defend the existence of God by saying, “God is like the air, you can’t see its presence but he is there.” As Catholics, we believe in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist we receive during communion. So how […]
A few Sundays ago, we heard the parable about the king who invites the town’s people to a wedding feast, yet many chose to ignore the invitation. Furthermore, one of the men in attendance gets kicked out for his inappropriate attire. I am paragraphing big time, so please take the time to read the passage for yourself. (click here for […]