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Faith LifeOctober 3, 2018October 13, 2018

The Battle Sin Wages and the Gift of the Confessional

Have you ever gotten sick of confessing the same sin over and over again? I have.  There was a time in my life when I was going to Confession on a monthly basis for the same exact sin. It was exhausting. Even though I always left feeling grateful for the forgiveness of my sins, the…

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You know you’ve picked a good neighborhood when your neighbor says you can come and swim at their pool anytime, and means it. Thinking we’ll find ourselves at this pool more than once this summer!👌🏼🙌🏼 🏊‍♀️
To my husband, who blesses our family every day with his love and heart...to my dad, who has never let me down and always makes me feel loved and seen...to my grandpa Sam who is one of the greatest men I’ll ever know..to my grandpa Abdon, who I miss so much and wish I had more time with...and to my father in law, who is the best I could’ve ever hoped for. To all the men who bless our lives every day with their fatherly love...we love you! Happy Father’s Day! 💙
It’s fitting that we celebrate Mary as Mother of the Church, right after Pentecost Sunday. Our Lord, who seeks to bring peace to our hearts, gives the Church His Mother, entrusting us to her tender care. • I’ve been thinking lately about what it would’ve been like to become a friend to Jesus when He lived in Nazareth. I joyfully envision Him inviting me over to His house for dinner, and me going to knock on His door with Him opening it before I even make the first knock. He’d gesture for me to “Come in! Come in!”, invite me into His home, and then He’d turn to His Mother, lovingly and excitedly guiding her to me so that I might meet her and come to know her...the woman He grew up with. She was no ordinary woman. She knew Jesus better than anyone on this earth ever did...and He loved her. How could He not? His own Mother! • Don’t be afraid to get to know her. Jesus wouldn’t invite you into His house, bypassing her and leaving her in the corner, forgotten and uncared for as if she didn’t even exist or wasn’t even important to Him. He’d want you to know Her! And getting to know her? I mean, think about it! What would it be like to sit down at Jesus’ table with her, having access to all her knowledge of what He was like as a baby, as a toddler, as a teenager, as a boy growing into a man?!? It would be incredible! • And guess what? You can do that now! Jesus has given her to the Church, as Mother, so that we, His loved ones, could come to know Him better. She’s a gentle guide—the most powerful intercessor who tenderly takes us by the hand, bringing us directly to her Son, Jesus. She shows us what it means to give our whole hearts to Christ and our resounding YES to His promises for our lives. • Don’t ignore her...He wouldn’t have wanted you to then, and He doesn’t want you to now. • Mary, Mother of the Church...we love you...pray for us! ❤️ . . . #catholic #catholicwoman #catholicblogger #faith #christian #christianity #bissisterhood #catholicism #jesuslovesyou #godlovesyou #godislove #catholicfaith #catholicfamily #catholicwoman #catholicsisters #rcia #catholicconnect #philotheafound #marymotherofgod #virginmary #jesusandmary #holyfamily #blessedisshe
Getting pumped for the @blew sedisshe__ retreat tonight in KC!! My excitement for it has me remembering the first truly personal encounter I had with Christ when I was 15 years old, because it happened at a retreat! Thought I’d share it with you today: At that time in my life, I had no idea what it meant to experience God’s love in the depths of my being. I was young and searching for meaning and value in every which way...but none of it answered my young heart the way He did that weekend. I experienced an encounter with His divine love in the adoration of the Most Holy Eucharist, and it forever changed my life. I realized that my value and dignity doesn’t come from anything other than the fact that I am His daughter, and that He LOVES me. I didn’t need to go searching “out there” to find the fulfillment I was longing for...I just needed to turn to Him, who was already there waiting for me with open arms. This was a lesson that began, but didn’t end there. So much of the ups and downs I’ve had in my life of faith revolve around that one thing: Will I turn inward or towards the world for my source of happiness, OR towards the God who created me for Himself—to share in the goodness of His divine life? I began learning that through all my struggles, in my brokenness, in my temptations towards sin (the things that are contrary to God’s will and pull me away from Him), in the RESTLESSNESS of my soul...He is with me, calling me to Him so that I might find the fulfillment I’m truly longing for. Those other things we choose in place of Him (because it’s easier, or because it brings us instant contentment) will never satisfy our souls the way that the love of God will. Responding to His call...that’s FAITH. It’s a YES to the God who loves us. And we are ALL called to make that response. // I’m so thankful for that first true introduction when I was so young, and I am excited for what this weekend has in store for me and every woman who attends this retreat! God is good! . . Also, I’m SO curious: Who’s going to a BIS retreat this year?? Who will be there tonight!? See ya soon! 👋🏼 ❤️
Can any parent relate?? No? Just me?? (😬😆🤷🏻‍♀️) I used to HATE it when my mom would like, vacuum, or something in front of me when I was watching tv as a kid, and yet...HERE I AM. On the regular!! 🤷🏻‍♀️😆 Who else does this!? I cannot be the only weirdo out there!!! Haha. And my kids? Not so much impressed....Lol! . . . Also, if you recognize the song, yes it’s from the network that shall not be named BUT cancelation doesn’t go into effect for a few weeks, so letting them get their fix for now, then...TA TA FOREVER company that rhymes with schmetflix!! 👋🏼 . . . #momlife #catholicmom #catholicfamily #bissisterhood #catholicconnect #catholic #momswhojam #dancingmama #lifewiththree #manyhailmarysatatime
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