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.
Continue reading “Remedy of a Mother’s Love”
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.
Continue reading “Surrendering My Agenda”
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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Peace isn’t just a lofty ideal or a distant dream—it’s a gift. It’s the first gift Christ offers: “My peace I give to you” (John 14:27). But it’s not a passive gift we receive. It’s active, challenging, and deeply personal. There are words of our day we can hang onto and peace is one of those words. In fact, Pope Leo has spoken about peace, 100 days, every day he’s been in office.
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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?”
Smitten With Goodness 