My Two Anniversaries
By Jennifer, CA. This summer will mark eleven years since I left the monastery, hoping to re-enter after a year; but that never happened. I am now happily married to a wonderful man and we have two of the cutest little ones! Praise God! Everyone’s story and process...
Encouraged by God
By Jennifer, CA. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves...
Good Grief
By Carolyn Humphreys, O.C.D.S Republished with permission from The Catholic Journal. If we were aficionados of the comic strip Peanuts, we remember that loveable little boy named Charlie Brown. For many reasons, his common response was “Good grief.” Although it may be...
A Lost Art: Compassion (Part 4)
By Mary Therese Mary Stands Below the Cross: What a model of strength our Lady is in the fifth Sorrow. There she was standing… standing at the foot of the Cross. Oftentimes Mary is depicted fainting in the arms of St. John, but I imagine it the other way. I imagine...
A Lost Art: Compassion (Part 3)
By Mary Therese. The Loss of the Child Jesus: What dark days passed before Our Lord was found again. The void He left behind was unbearable. Our Lady would have turned at the sound of a young boy's laugh, or the patter of feet or the call of, “Mater!” Every little...
A Lost Art: Compassion (Part 2)
By Mary Therese. The Prophecy of Simeon: On such a joyful day, Our Lady's heart was so full, so ready, filled with anticipation as she completed her purification and came to present Our Lord at the temple. It was a climatic day and the Holy Family came prepared,...
A Lost Art: Compassion (Part 1)
By Mary Therese. Over the years, I've come to know a woman with a very inspiring story. No one would have guessed that this woman of few words with the perpetual smile was suffering so intensely day to day. It all started when she was a teenager. I can't imagine the...
Joy Out of Sorrow
By Carolyn Humphreys, O.C.D.S. This post was originally published in Catholic Journal. Reprinted with permission. Horatio Spafford was a successful attorney and a happily married husband and father. Unfortunately, he lost a great amount of money in the Chicago fire of...
A Light in the Darkness: The Feast of Saint Lucy
By Mikayla. “I am the Lord’s poor servant; to him alone, the living God, I have offered all in sacrifice; I have nothing else to give; I offer him myself.” Antiphon for the Canticle of Zechariah, Memorial of St. Lucy On this feast of St. Lucy I would like to take a...
A Grateful Heart
By Sarah G. – I loved religious life, but my own living of it could at times be painted in shades of grey rather than in vibrant oils or lovely pastels.
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