This Evening's Plans

I had a date tonight with a handsome young man who is not my husband. :unsure:

Shock, horror, etc. Haha. :roflani:

My date was with my son. He is six years old and the sweetest little man I've ever laid eyes on. On our date, we prayed together. We prayed the Holy Rosary, focusing on the Glorious Mysteries.. My seven-year old prefers to pray to herself in her head, in private. I'm happy that she is praying. She has the biggest heart of any child I have ever known. And my two year old's speech i... [Read More]

The Passion of the Christ

I watched The Passion of the Christ today for the first time since Ash Wednesday, 2004.

As we grow in experience and in faith, so many things change.

My mom once told me to make sure that I not only have God in my mind as I try to understand my faith, but in my heart. She knew me so well!

Since 2004, my understanding of the workings of the faith have certainly grown. I look to my faith more and more as a gift, strengthening my as I go through this life.

Today, as I watched this... [Read More]

The Annunciation of St....

“...Behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.’”

Prior to this dream, St. Joseph had just found out that Mary was with child, and was considering what course of action to take. He was considering putting her away quietly, in order that she would not suffer public shame. Joseph was ‘the just man’ in that he was trying to do what was right, but also showed a... [Read More]

What does it mean to be...

To be a Carmelite means to be in the company of the beloved (God) whom we know loves us. (St. Teresa of Avila)

Our charism is prayer and prayerful service to the church. Out of our contemplative prayer, comes the grace to infuse our ministry with love and it becomes spiritually potent. In other words, our ministry becomes effective only to the degree of our union with God. If we are close to God, then we can give Him to others. If we are distant from God, then we will only give ourselves.
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What is love?

My teacher asked me to write a paper on love, I liked a few parts of it so I figured I'd post it here.
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What is love? This question has baffled mankind for millennia as try to understand the powerful emotion at one time felt by us all. Ironically, few people have been able to fully answer this question and I, for one, know that I cannot as well. I tend to look at love from a biblical perspective; therefore, my focus wi... [Read More]