We Are All Called to Lives of Holiness
here are a lot of wounds in the Mystical Body today and, in many ways, the Synod on Synodality is pouring salt into those wounds. Since 2018—and even before that—it seems as if the cries of the evangelized People of God continue to go ignored. Whether it is the scandals, corruption, the lack of supernatural …
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Happy Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul! I apologize that I haven't made any videos in the last few weeks. I've been working on a few projects and spending time with my family. Today I talk about how St. Peter and St. Paul show us the Way of the Cross and how their examples help …
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Today I look at the next supernatural virtue of hope and how Our Lady shows us how to live in the hope of eternal life regardless of our circumstances. She trusted in God always and united her will fully to His. We are called to do the same during this pandemic and during all of …
Happy Third Sunday of Easter! Today I talk about the next saint in my series: St. Joan of Arc. This one is for my daughter who loves the martyr saints. St. Joan of Arc is a wonderful example to us of how to follow God's will even when those around us do not understand it …
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Happy Easter! Today I cover one of the saints you all requested. He is a great saint who I already have a devotion to as a spiritual mother to priests. I could talk about him and the priesthood for hours, but I tried to keep it somewhat short. Please pray daily for our priests! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBpDGorTZYY
Today I cover two aspects of St. Therese of Lisieux's teaching: Doing small things with great love and persevering in trial and testing knowing it is a sign of God's love for us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9nDBkLbYVg Today is my 39th birthday. I'm requesting that anyone who views this video or stops by the blog to offer a …
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Today I begin my video series on the saints and the Cross with St. Charles Borromeo. I also provide a lens through which we can view the present pandemic and exile by referencing St. John Paul II's Salvifici Doloris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha_omS6vBMw I'm still taking suggestions for saints you'd like to see me cover. Feel free to …
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Suffering agony in this life isn't easy. It doesn't matter if that agony is our own or our neighbor's. All of the calls to radical individualism and self-reliance are lies in the face of the ontological reality that we are all bound to one another. God has created us for union with Him and communion …
“Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.” G.K. Chesterton Our culture seeks to hide suffering behind closed doors. The elderly are left in nursing homes while the unborn are "humanely" disposed of in abortuaries. We pretend that suffering …
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I will continue my series on the Beatitudes and the work of Servais Pinckaers next week. My husband was in the hospital for 2.5 days with a partially collapsed lung, so I was unable to delve deeper into the Beatitudes. Since I spent more time in the hospital with my husband this week, I thought the topic of laughter …
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Swimming the Depths 