There are seasons when the soul feels parched—when the journey stretches long and the heart grows weary. In those moments, it’s easy to cry out, to question, to feel forgotten. And yet, even in our rebellion, God does not abandon us. He offers healing in the most unexpected way: through the very thing that wounds us, lifted high and transformed.
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There are days I wonder: Do I really have faith?
Not because I’ve stopped believing, but because I don’t always feel it.
Remembering is sacred. It’s more than recalling the past—it’s entering into it spiritually, allowing memory to guide healing and hope. The Eucharist itself is a living remembrance: “Do this in memory of me.” Through it, Catholics unite with Christ’s sacrifice and the promise of redemption.
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In walking through the Catechism In A Year podcast, I’m being drawn deeper into the understanding of our Catholic Christian faith. This week, my mind was transformed while contemplating Eve choosing her will in the garden not God’s will.
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Lately, Luke 9:23 has been stirring something deep in me: “If anyone wants to follow Me, they must deny themselves, take up their cross daily, and follow Me.” I’ve read it before, but now it feels personal—almost painfully intimate.
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This Sunday, Jesus speaks words that startle: “If anyone comes to me without hating… even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.” But this isn’t a call to bitterness—it’s a call to radical love. A love so deep, so consuming, that it reorders everything.
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When I contemplate Jesus’ words in Luke 21:34–36, I feel like He’s speaking directly to me: “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down…” And honestly, mine has been. Not with wild living or drunkenness, but with the quiet heaviness of anxiety, distraction, and trying to keep up with life.
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Author and psychotherapist Thomas Moore offers a profound interpretation of the Gospels—not as a blueprint for religion, but as a guide to a transformative way of life.
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“If a man is to live, he must be all alive, body, soul, mind, heart, spirit.” — Thomas Merton
Continue reading “Are You Fully Alive?”
As you all know, the Spirit inspires me through music at times. The other day an oldie but goodie came on my spotify list and I started jamming in the car. “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” by Elton John and Kiki Dee, was one of my favorites in high school. I started pondering what God might being saying to us through the lyrics:
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Smitten With Goodness 