persevere
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The saints are like our older brothers and sisters who’ve finished the race and are now cheering us on and praying that we too, will reach the finish line and enter Heaven. St. Teresa of Calcutta I have never really thought about the saints until I was preparing to fully enter the Catholic faith through
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The month of October is dedicated to the Rosary. This coming Tuesday, October 7th, is the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. The rosary has been a light for me, bringing me closer to our Lord, and His life. However, the history of the feast day is interesting and I share about it below
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Persevere in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving; at the same time, pray for us too, that God may open a door to us for the word, to speak of the mystery of Christ, for which I am in prison, that I may make it clear, as I must speak. Colossians 4:2. St. Paul
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It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. John 15:16 This past week I was feeling discouraged and down. It seemed that for every step I
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I have lately felt the dryness and desolation of being in a barren desert. I imagine myself in a beautiful garden that I am to take care of. I fetch water from a far off well that is deep and as I bring my empty bucket and lower it down, I find that I have
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Persevere in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving; at the same time, pray for us too, that God may open a door to us for the word, to speak of the mystery of Christ, for which I am in prison, that I may make it clear, as I must speak. Colossians 4:2. St. Paul
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There is something beautiful about the honey bee going from flower to flower, the eagle soaring high over a river, or the delicate butterfly fluttering among the lavender branches. Nature speaks in the silence as I watch and it has much to say. There is life all around and it is moving forward and not
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I continue on my way, following the Lord deeper into the desert, and I feel desolation. It is as if I move forward one step and back two steps. I feel as if a great wind has kicked up the dry sand and it is blinding my eyes and pushing me down. St Michael the
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On my recent trip to Colorado, I planned a day trip in the mountains to celebrate my husband’s birthday. I planned a surprise activity for him – a mountain hike to St. Mary’s Glacier and it was a beautiful start to our day. I chose a place that we had never been to before, I
Fears and Tears 