I used to have no Catholic emojis. Who are you Apple and why don't you understand me?!?!
One cannot be just, without exercising just judgments. But, we have to be mindful of what we do and do not have authority to judge.
Because as women we are the crown of creation. God created the oceans, mountains, and the stars, and called it “good,” but when He made woman He said she was, “very good.” That’s how beautiful we are.
You see, in order to mourn — to truly feel the depth of mourning, sadness, depression, guilt, anger, shame, anxiety, loneliness, dread, remorse, fear — we can’t numb ourselves.
But while Khaled’s pathway to more success mostly involves working out on ellipticals and watering flowers, I would like to propose ‘anotha one’, a very different pathway to more success -- failure.
With the pep rallies and pom-poms though comes a tough fact: it can be a struggle to balance your playing time with your praying time.
I read not just to be entertained, but to grow - to learn from the admirable characteristics of heroines, to avoid the mistakes of villains.
God has great things in store for you, and a retreat might just be the next step in your journey of faith!
The best part about Lent is that we know what happens next — the joy of Easter when Christ rises from the dead and we rise with Him!
