Fear can make us impenetrable. It’s the journey of delving into the deeper layers our external fears point to that counts. Moving into the deeper spaces in ourselves that we don’t want to penetrate because we’re unsure of what we’ll find.
Faith
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee!
Joy, to me, is a spiritual gift, one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit and I feel that so many times we just don’t go deeply enough to reach this deeper level of human experience.
All Souls Day
All Souls Day. This day becomes more and more meaningful the older one gets. This will one day, be a day when others are remembering you and me…
Friends in High Places
As a convert to the Catholic Church, I did not grow up knowing much about the Saints; it was a new world for me when I entered the Catholic Church in my early 20s. I kept hearing about all these ladies…
True authenticity – Knowing Who God Created Us to Be
Recently, I have been praying a lot about how God created each person (myself included) to be completely unique – unlike any other. We have…
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…