There are endless reasons to love our sweet Lord, Jesus Christ. He is, after all, the long-awaited messiah who was to deliver humanity from the horrid of original sin — death. As Christians, we recognize the value of a savior as we navigate through the history of salvation. And we are on the better side of history, as Christ has […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]