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 […]
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 never would’ve thought to be one making recommendations on books, yet here I am. Growing up, I didn’t have that motivation for reading, neither external nor internal, that I see many Americans do. It’s one of the many cultural differences I noticed since moving to the United States. In the States, it is ubiquitous for schools to have reading […]
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 […]