I spoke about the book 33 Days to Morning Glory in a previous post and promised I would get back to you about it. After spending Advent and Christmas reading this with my family, I wanted to share with you, that this is a truly beautiful book, which I highly recommend. It is filled with […]
This is such a beautiful song and video that I had to share it! It is based on the quote by Mother Teresa: “How can there be too many children? That is like saying there are too many flowers.” DANIELLE ROSE At the age of 17, Danielle Rose traveled to Delhi, India to volunteer with
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In the hustle and bustle of December, our lives (and our Advent) can become filled with a busyness that is often fueled by unrealistic expectations. We can become consumed with the desire to find or make perfect gifts for each of our loved ones. Sometimes we feel pressured to purchase gifts that we can’t
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Happy Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe!!!! I love this feast! I so love our Our Blessed Mother that I long to share her with everyone — because her love for us is unimaginable — and she only desires to “show, exalt and make Jesus manifest” (present) to us! In 1999, my family and
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Mary revealed herself to us by saying: “I am the Immaculate Conception” in Lourdes, France in 1858 — when the young girl, Bernadette, to whom she had been appearing, asked her who she was. I spoke of the Consecrating ourselves to Mary in a previous post. By contemplating this Consecration, it will help us to
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The Advent wreath is one of my favorite traditions and devotions. I have wonderful memories of each of my children’s eyes sparkling in anticipation and love as they were entrusted with lighting the candles. Often, the traditional prayers for the Advent wreath have been replaced or left unsaid. In the beginning, we had tried to pray
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I write this to wish each everyone a blessed, holy and happy Thanksgving! I write this aware of the pain many of us carry in our hearts during this time of Thanksgiving and throughout the Christmas season. So, aware of this pain and the imperfect circumstances many of us have experienced on Thanksgiving – I
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I went to see the new movie, Mockingjay Part 1, on opening night. I came away from it, however, very disturbed. Before I go into the reasons why, I first want to speak of the series in general terms, sharing why I decided to read the books and watch the movies in the first place. I must
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The Grace of Yes! We are products of the Grace of Yes! If our parents hadn’t said ‘Yes’ to us, or at least if our mom hadn’t said ‘Yes’ to us, we wouldn’t be here. Even if our home and family isn’t picture perfect… Even if it is or was the exact opposite
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St. Thomas Aquinas is widely known and hailed as one of the most brilliant theologians of the Church, writing the Summa Theologica, a work that sought to encompass the whole of Theology (the Study of God). Do you ever wonder who taught St. Thomas? Who formed him and helped him to achieve such
The Teacher of St. Thomas Aquinas: St. Albert the GREAT! Read More »