They say the quality of questions you ask yourself says a lot about you. The questions you ask yourself DEFINTELY make a difference in how you are “forming” your thought patterns.
Family Spirit
Family Spirit
When I hear the words “family spirit” so many, many thoughts crowd into my mind. “Family Spirit” is a concept that includes so many things that it is hard to include them all here.
Unspectacular Beautiful Fidelity
Every single member trying to fully be who they are meant to be today, while at the same time, watching out, and lifting each other up.
Family Response to Vocations | Sr. Gloria Therese
My parents come from different faith backgrounds, but they both had the same joyful openness to my vocation, they understood that my heart was with the California Carmelites! My Catholic father’s mother always wanted a religious in the family, so Dad in his own quiet way was pretty proud to see that his daughter had a vocation to religious life.
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…
Experiencing True Joy in the Midst of the Cross
Joy is a fruit of the Spirit that can only flourish when we are utterly convinced that our lives are held within the hands of our loving Father. We must believe with every fiber of our being that nothing can touch us without His consent and that He only allows what can bring about abundant good fruit.
The Experience of Joy
Joy is a supernatural gift from the Holy Spirit, one of the fruits, an outpouring of God’s love. When I experience joy, I have an up-lifting of my entire being to God, my heart is overflowing with His love, and it flows out to those around me.
Joy Complete in Jesus
“I have told you this so that My joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete” (Jn. 15:11). Jesus is promising us the same experience of joy He has in the Father which is a giving in all fullness.