I was looking for myself in the story. Which character am I? What is God trying to teach me? Well...
I think that I am every character in the story of the passion and death of Christ. And I think that’s the whole point.
Through Mary, I came to know Jesus. I am eternally grateful that She inspired me through the Rosary to come to Her Son.
First of all, the demonic and occult are real things – not simply the stuff of Hollywood movies, not stories told around campfires to scare us, and certainly not toys. As real as our God is, so is His enemy.
I want to share some of that wisdom with you. Here are a couple short quotes from his letters that have left a lasting impact on me.
Journeying through life without my biological father was incredibly difficult but I was able to find hope in and let God fill that void in a few different ways.
When a man loves a woman he doesn’t just say it. He proves it. I want you to know future husband that I pray for you everyday. It’s very hard for me to be a godly woman in this society, I can’t even begin to imagine how hard it is for you to be a godly man in this society. When I pray for you I ask that Jesus will help you become the man of God that he has created you to be, then I pray that your guardian angel will protect your eyes, ears, mouth from sin and anything that might dim the luster of your heart that must mirror only Christ-like purity.
The following list is for you to use as a starting point in your journey to decide whom your “Confirmation saint-buddy” will be. Pick a saint who speaks to you somehow. Know their story. But, mostly know the power of their prayer. Ask for their intercession like you would ask for the prayers of your friends. Saying “yes” to a Confirmation saint is like saying “yes, you may always pray for my poor and weary soul.”
Two weeks ago, I woke up to no less than nine sticky notes posted in the bathroom. Each of them, brightly colored, framed the mirror above my sink. It took me a moment to realize they were even there (I am not a morning person) and another couple of minutes […]
There are five specific dangerous diseases that have taken hold of our generation’s structure of the common dating relationship, abusively remodeling it’s makeup, just as I violently shake and squeeze the Hershey’s bottle when it’s down to the last drops because someone abused the basic human right of chocolate syrup. […]
