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Authenticity – Allow yourself to be known and loved exactly as you are
There is a scene at the end of the live-action Cinderella movie that resonates so deeply in my heart every time I see it. After all that Cinderella’s…
The Journey into Authenticity
When I entered Carmel, so many years ago now, something happened. Separated from all that went before, I entered into the great mystery of consecrated life. In Carmel…
Authenticity – Trumpeting the glory and goodness of God
To be or not to be – that really is the question.
Authenticity – to be true to oneself. In our broken world, there is such confusion surrounding…
Authenticity – Embracing who we are, exactly how God made us
Authenticity. First of all, what is it? The following words or phrases are often synonymously used with authenticity: genuineness, trustworthy, true, real, honesty…
Community Life: Our Religious Family
What does it mean to be a life-long member of this religious family? It means that we strive to know and love each other as we are. Not as we think we should be, not as we hope we would be, but simply as we are.
The Fruit of the Spirit is Joy
We too must learn to trust, be vulnerable, share sorrows and joys, contribute, grow and mature, and yes, make mistakes and start over again. But that is what makes it all so worth the effort. The rewards are out of this world!
Our Religious Family
What does it mean to be a life-long member of this religious family? It means that we strive to know and love each other as we are. Not as we think we should be, not as we hope we would be, but simply as we are.
Did Jesus Have Feelings?
Talk to Jesus as you would a friend, and you will find a God who has a beating Sacred Heart that longs to console you, rejoice with you, and relate to you.
The Holy Spirit Comes Softly
His presence is almost tangible. It’s gentle. He guides us. He prompts us all the time. It’s a matter of being tuned in. We start to move with confidence because we know that He is faithful.
Persevere
A few months ago, we were taking stock of our lives as we closed out 2021 and entered 2022. Hopefully, many of us took some time to reflect upon how we wanted to grow in freedom and maturity by looking at the areas both within and outside ourselves that we thought needed to be changed, transformed.