by Annie | Aug 13, 2024 |
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “This is so important: Jane Frances de Chantal was a Saint not *in spite of* her struggles and temptations and doubts and fears, but BECAUSE OF THEM. Your struggles do not disqualify you. You are being called to be a...
by Annie | Jul 23, 2024 |
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “Knowledge can make someone great, but only love can make them a saint.” — Fr. Mike Schmitz + “St. Mary Magdalene shows us concretely that a saint who loves much is simply a person who is aware of the...
by Annie | Jul 16, 2024 |
Here are this week’s must-reads: + I read an article about what praying and sensing God’s silence might look like, and it’s one of my favorite imaginings of this experience I’ve heard: “Gazing into the distance with Him, we commune with Jesus...
by Annie | Jun 25, 2024 |
Here are this week’s must-reads: + I read that the sainthood cause for Chiara Corbella Petrillo is moving forward… She’s been an inspiration to me for many years; a teacher of how to suffer, live and love well. One thing in particular that has stood...
by Annie | Jun 18, 2024 |
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “Be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world.”… That’s what I trust. I trust in His mercy, kindness, wisdom, and love. I trust that this suffering is not the end of my story. I trust that my life is not the sum of...
by Annie | Jun 11, 2024 |
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “The love that we ought to strive for in a marriage is a love like God’s. Look at the love of Christ on the cross… It was love that is merciful, compassionate, and generous. That is the sort of love we need in our...
by Annie | May 28, 2024 |
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “The stories in the Bible of people completely trusting in God in ways that seemed radical and extreme were not just meant for that time. God calls us all to live with that kind of radical trust in Him. He calls us all to...
by Annie | May 21, 2024 |
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “The Holy Spirit is living in you, you are never ever ever ever alone. The same power that raised Christ Jesus from the dead is living in you. You think you’re weak? You think you can’t? You can’t but He...