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 […]
These past couple of weeks, I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to learn more about our faith. However, St. Ignatius of Loyola’s spiritual exercises, more specifically, contemplative prayer, kept coming up. I had never heard of such a thing, but what a lovely gift this information was. Isn’t it breathtaking to see how God knows the perfect time to place […]
I have had an urge to pray for victims of human trafficking all day. As I have become more perceptive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, I have sudden urges to pray for things that might come off as random. Human trafficking was one of those today. I invite you to learn more about the signs of human trafficking […]
While scrolling through some recommended posts, I stumbled upon one that claimed Catholics and Christians who attend worship services on Sundays are not following the third commandment correctly. Their claim is the third commandment says the sabbath, or Saturday, is the day the Lord proclaimed as holy and free of labor. This is true! While the Lord did ask the Israelites […]
This winter storm has made the past few days unprecedented. You see, here in Texas, we’ve had single digits temperature (that’s Fahrenheit, of course), which is not typical for our southern state. While Texas is known for its erratic weather, it is more often than not hot. Just a few days ago, we were in the 80s in mid-January. The […]