persevere
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A line that has stayed with me from “Unshakeable,” a Father Mike Schmitz book that I am currently reading is, “Be where your feet are.” I am enjoying this book, learning about the virtues, and applying them to everyday life. This particular chapter really resonated with me. The virtue is “integrity,” being whole and undivided.…
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“Come to Him,” three simple words that stood out to me. I was at Sunday Mass, and these words were in the scripture reading. They struck my attention and moved my heart. I have found myself struggling over the last several weeks. I had pulled ligaments in my lower back and it took four weeks…
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Bittersweet, that is how my heart feels. There is a part that suffers and there is a part that feels joy. In my silent suffering, I pray to God. In my joy, I pray to God. In my sorrows and in my joys, He is with me. He knows me to the very depths of…
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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…
Fears and Tears 