The Twelve Promises of the Sacred Heart(as given by Our Lordto Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque)1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state of life.2. I will give peace in their families.3. I will console them in all their troubles.4. They shall find in My Heart an assured refuge during life and especially at the hour of death.5. I … [Read more...]
My Little Flower
*Updated to Add: She passed the interview!“How lovely it was, that first kiss of Jesus in my heart -- it was truly a kiss of love. I knew that I was loved and said, ‘I love You, and I give myself to You forever.’”--St. Thérèse on her First Communion (from Story of a Soul) Felicity has her First Communion interview this evening, after which we get … [Read more...]
On Fear of the Unknown
Christ: My Child, in many a trial and trouble, I come to you and ask you to believe in Me. Put your confidence in Me, and prove that you mean it, by refusing to worry. If your trials were not good for you I would remove them at once.Think: Imagination and feelings rule the lives of many. As a result they fear and avoid a number of things. They do … [Read more...]
On the Virtue of Silence
Christ: “My child, there are times when you ought to keep to yourself and avoid conversation. There is no profit in unkind talk, rash talk, or indecent talk. What is the good of wasting time with idle disputes or with boasting?True, there are times when light conversation brings needed relief and necessary recreation, but talk which does not help … [Read more...]
If you do nothing else today…
...read this beautiful, amazing, hope-filled story:Nella Cordelia: A Birth StoryHave a tissue (or three) on hand. … [Read more...]
A Lenten Reflection
In Three PartsRead Part I here.Read Part II here.~ Part the Third ~ I’d worked my way across the store and the woman’s temper had not improved. When I saw her at the end of Aisle 9 (baby food & kids’ toys) I knew I had to say something—anything—to try to defuse her anger. The little girl was shrieking now; she had been hanging out the side of … [Read more...]
A Lenten Reflection
In Three PartsRead Part I here.~ Part the Second ~ One of my Lenten resolutions—the main one, actually—is to live in the moment and respond with love to the people and events that God sends me.This is much harder than it seems.As you well know.Usually this goal is put into practice among my family—i.e., the seven other people with whom I share a … [Read more...]
A Lenten Reflection
In Three Parts~ Part the First ~It shouldn’t surprise me that this Lent has been hard. It shouldn’t surprise me that I falter…grow discouraged…and grapple, sometimes resentfully, with the weight of the cross God sends me.None of this should surprise me and yet…It does.It always does.We are asked to join Our Lord in the desert. “Okay!” I say … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
Food for Thought
“You are not a saint because you keep the rules and are blameless; you are a saint if you live in the real world, going out and loving the real people whom God has put into your life.”-- Sister Wendy BeckettHow is your Lent going?Mine has been quite hard.*The image of Mother Teresa is from a paper silhouette by the artist Dan Paulos. … [Read more...]
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