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I’m like St. Therese!

By | January 25, 2013

Yes, like Saint Therese (of Lisieux)! I’m not from France and don’t speak any French. I also didn’t loose my mom at a very young age. I don’t have siblings who entered the convent and I didn’t visit the Pope to ask permission to enter a religious order when I was 16. I’m 24, but hopefully I won’t die this year like she did when she was 24. I’m not famous and I’m not a saint. But there’s at least one thing we both share: we have the same vocation! Don’t be too shocked. I’m not telling you that

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Be Who You Are

By | December 15, 2011

As a missionary community, we sometimes read spiritual books and delve into the deeper meaning of them together. We recently read Story of a Soul by St. Therese of Lisieux, and something she said really stuck out to me. Before I tell you what she said, however, I’d like to tell you a little more about myself. As a teenager, something I really struggled with was my self-image. I was very concerned with how people thought of me and being liked, being considered pretty, etc. I saw celebrities

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Let Me See Your Halo

By | October 11, 2010

So, recently I’ve been thinking about sainthood. I know that we’re all called to be saints, but do I realistically think I can be one? Many times, I don’t. Have you heard of the universal call to holiness? I was introduced to the idea a few years ago, yet, despite my acceptance of the teaching, I think that the default settings in my brain tell me that it’s just for religious and priests. Then, occasionally, something stirs inside of me and reminds me that I’m supposed to become a saint

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Why I Deleted My Facebook (Saints By Halves)

By | February 1, 2010

This past week I sent out a message to my mission support group on Facebook letting them know that I had decided to delete my Facebook page. It was about 7am in the morning, we had just gotten out of our morning Holy Hour, and I wasn’t prepared to go into full details as to why I had made this decision, but I knew it had to be done…

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