peace
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Prayer is a wondrous thing, it is a connection that runs deep and is vast, like the universe itself. It is hard to comprehend all the intricacies that are within; all the unspoken words, all the unknown hurts, all the hopes and dreams, the deep longings of the human heart, but the Lord knows. That…
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“Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, move from here to there and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20 I bring the Lord what I have, a tiny droplet of water, He accepts it and He…
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I am changed by the One who doesn’t change. He is the same yesterday, today, and always, Jesus. This is how I feel after attending the National Eucharist Congress in Indianapolis last week. I am so grateful for this experience where 60,000 pilgrims came together to praise, honor, and worship the Lord. In the midst…
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I feel that peace has left me and anxiety has returned. It has happened a little each day until I now find myself unsettled and restless. It is like being tossed around in a turbulent ocean. Thoughts from the past vie for my attention, current worries surface and the future makes me anxious. It is…
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Last weekend was Divine Mercy Sunday, which always falls after Easter. It is one of my favorite celebrations of the Church, because I especially feel the love and mercy of God being poured out upon me and the whole world. It was a rainy day, and I felt like God was literally pouring His love…
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I have now completed week 8 of Magnify 90 and this week’s virtue is prayerfulness. It is a virtue that invites me to pray at all times with my heart fixed on God. One of the readings from this week speaks about distractions, which I struggle with. The book suggests that this is an attachment…
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I have completed week five of Magnify 90 which focused on the virtue of docility and St. Jane Frances de Chantal. Docility means the willingness to be taught. The virtue of prudence drives docility. Prudence is love discerning aright that which helps from that which hinders us in tending to God. St. Thomas Aquinas St.…