Let nothing perturb you, nothing frighten you. All things pass. God does not change. Patience achieves everything.” St. Teresa of Avila This St. Teresa of Avila quote always puts my mind at ease, “All things pass. God does not change.”…
Let nothing perturb you, nothing frighten you. All things pass. God does not change. Patience achieves everything.” St. Teresa of Avila This St. Teresa of Avila quote always puts my mind at ease, “All things pass. God does not change.”…
This is the second talk in a 3-part series, Saints of the Sacred Heart, on St. Gertrude the Great. The video is a replay of a live talk on Crowdcast with the speaker’s notes provided below. Watch the first talk on Sister Josefa…
June is the month of the Sacred Heart. The devotion to the Sacred Heart “is an expression of our faith in Jesus Christ’s mercy and our way to express our gratitude for His mercy and love,” says the Congregation of…
This post is part of our Easter series on the Seven Joys of Mary. Do you know that God loves you? Even with that knowledge, you may not always feel that it’s true. Alyssa reminds us today that we don’t…
This post is part of our Easter series on the Seven Joys of Mary. God gives us gifts so that we can use them for His glory. In this meditation, Alyssa reflects on how identifying her particular gifts has been…
This post is part of our Lenten series, journeying the Stations of the Cross. In this reflection on the Ninth Station of the Cross, Jesus Falls for the Third Time, Alyssa shares the “falls” she has experienced this Lent. It’s hard to get…
This post is part of our Lenten series, journeying the Stations of the Cross. In this meditation on the Second Station of the Cross, Jesus Accepts the Cross, Contributor Alyssa reflects on how sometimes we try to take on crosses that aren’t…
We’re already a few months into the new year, and I have yet to wrap my head around it. It’s about the time most of us are either going strong on our resolutions or have dwindled off that initial plan. …
Imagine that you’re hosting a dinner party. You clean up your house, cook or cater a variety of foods, and open the bar ready for your guests to arrive. Imagine that your guests are all your favorite saints. Do you…
I have always seen the elderly as the most humble human beings. We know that at some point in our lives, we won’t be able to tend to our basic needs, but we always expect this to happen when we’re…