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 a religious vocation so heavy on your heart and mind, how could you give either discernment the attention it needs or deserves?
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.
God has great things in store for you, and a retreat might just be the next step in your journey of faith!
In high school, my desire for “love” was driven by a desire to feel whole, to feel a completeness that I believed stemmed from being in a romantic relationship. Since then, I’ve learned that the desire for wholeness is a desire for God, a desire that only He can satisfy.
I read not just to be entertained, but to grow - to learn from the admirable characteristics of heroines, to avoid the mistakes of villains.
If there was a mixtape of the biggest hits from the first few hundred years of Christianity, it would be filled with tracks from the Church Fathers -- the OGs of Catholicism.
Say it with me, “Would you like to go on a date?” I’ll give you a moment to catch your breath.
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!
Our presence in parishes is essential to what the Church needs right now in order to go out and make more disciples who live in the love of Jesus Christ.
