Sunday, July 31, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
"Dawn finds me ready to welcome you, my God."
This was the first antiphon from morning prayer today in the Liturgy of the Hours. I think it is so beautiful. I want this is be my prayer every morning when I wake up.
When I pray this I imagine a heart that is pure and clean, willing and open to whatever God may have in store for it.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
This post on what it means to be a "Catholic feminist" is so good! It's one of those blog posts that gets me all riled up and excited about the blessing of being a Catholic woman and helping others better understand what that means. It's also written by one of my favorite bloggers, Simcha Fisher.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
"he who holds his tongue for a day will speak much more wisely tomorrow." -Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Thank you, Fulton Sheen, for saying exactly what I needed to hear.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
There is nothing like great conversation with a good friend who just really gets you.
Do you know the kind of friend I mean?
Someone who is a great listener; who gives great advice, but also lets you share your wisdom, and even asks for it.
Someone who makes you laugh, but also lets you cry when you need to.
I just really needed that conversation. And what made it even better was that it was totally unexpected, but perfect.
All I can say is thank God for kindred spirits.
Friday, July 22, 2011
"To pray is to talk to God, but about what? About Him, about yourself; joys, sorrows, successes, and failures, noble ambitions, daily worries, weaknesses! And acts of thanksgiving and petitions: and Love and reparation. In a word: to get to know Him and to get to know yourself: to get acquainted."
-Saint Josemaria Escriva
-Saint Josemaria Escriva
"Jesus said to her, 'Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?' Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, 'Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away.' Jesus said to her, 'Mary!' She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, 'Rabboni!' (which means, Teacher). Jesus said to her, 'Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.’'Mary Magdalene came, announcing to the disciples, 'I have seen the Lord,' and that He had said these things to her."
John 20:15-18
I think it is so beautiful that she recognizes Him when He calls her by her name.
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St. Mary Magdalene, pray for me that I may be a witness to Christ's resurrection as you were. I also pray that I may have the grace to recognize Him when He calls me by name. Amen.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Motherhood.Sacrifice. Love.
I feel like there's been a baby boom among many of my graduated friends recently-- I love it! It's been making me think about motherhood a lot (well, that and the fact that I work with pregnant women may have something to do with it). Motherhood is such a sacrifice. Once God allows you to take part in the awe inspiring act of creation life can no longer be about you.
This article is so great! It is crucial that we stick up for motherhood.
"Motherhood is not a hobby, it is a calling."
This article is so great! It is crucial that we stick up for motherhood.
"Motherhood is not a hobby, it is a calling."
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
A Prayer for When You feel Worn Out...
Jesus,
"I have nothing left, but I still have my heart, and with that I can always love." (Bl. Chiara Luce)
Give me the grace to love.
Amen.
"I have nothing left, but I still have my heart, and with that I can always love." (Bl. Chiara Luce)
Give me the grace to love.
Amen.
This quote captures exactly how I've been feeling lately. I love it when that happens; when someone so perfectly captures how you've been feeling in words.
"And He who sits on the throne said, 'Behold, I am making all things new.'" -Revelation 21:5
"this life, it hurts sometimes, and you cry to sleep and you wake up heavy-hearted but remember: the earth does not stop. your heart keeps going and your limbs keep moving and you sleep it off, you wake up new, and you face the day with eager, shining eyes, and you love with a full, full heart."
—You Are Remarkable "And He who sits on the throne said, 'Behold, I am making all things new.'" -Revelation 21:5
Friday, July 8, 2011
Integrity, Shape & Radiance: Defining Inner Beauty
http://catholicmom.com/2011/06/30/integrity-shape-radiance-defining-inner-beauty/
Probably one of the best descriptions and reflections on inner beauty that I have ever read!
Probably one of the best descriptions and reflections on inner beauty that I have ever read!
"Small Steps Together: Gentleness in the Real World"
http://www.elizabethfoss.com/reallearning/2011/06/gentleness-in-the-real-world-1.html
I love the Works of Mercy as "checklist" for a future husband-- how beautiful!
I love the Works of Mercy as "checklist" for a future husband-- how beautiful!
"Should I Marry Him?"
http://www.ncregister.com/blog/should-i-marry-him?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NCRegisterDailyBlog+National+Catholic+Register#When:2011-06-23
I really like this article! It's very honest, the author gets right to the point. I think the topic is something a lot of women can relate to (I know I can).
I really like this article! It's very honest, the author gets right to the point. I think the topic is something a lot of women can relate to (I know I can).
"'To be loved and chosen by a good man is the best and sweetest thing which can happen to a woman, and I sincerely hope my girls may know this beautiful experience. It is natural to think of it ... right to hope and wait for it, and wise to prepare for it, so that when the happy time comes, you may feel ready for the duties and worthy of the joy.'"
Little Women
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These people have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern.
They are the beautiful angels living among us.”
-Elizabeth Kubler Ross
This made me think of what Matt Maher talked about at his concert right before he played "You Were on the Cross." He talked about how Christ is the only one who can truly empathize with us and all that we are going through. He has suffered infinitely. He knows and has felt the weight of everything we have suffered, are suffering and will suffer. He bore it all on the cross.
He has known defeat, suffering, struggle, loss, and not only has He found His way out of the depths but He has also found the way out for us! In His death and resurrection WE find life everlasting! He has the GREATEST appreciation, sensitivity, and understanding of life and He is filled with immeasurable compassion, gentleness, and the deepest loving concern.
"You Were on the Cross"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frws0SAEy9A&feature=related
They are the beautiful angels living among us.”
-Elizabeth Kubler Ross
This made me think of what Matt Maher talked about at his concert right before he played "You Were on the Cross." He talked about how Christ is the only one who can truly empathize with us and all that we are going through. He has suffered infinitely. He knows and has felt the weight of everything we have suffered, are suffering and will suffer. He bore it all on the cross.
He has known defeat, suffering, struggle, loss, and not only has He found His way out of the depths but He has also found the way out for us! In His death and resurrection WE find life everlasting! He has the GREATEST appreciation, sensitivity, and understanding of life and He is filled with immeasurable compassion, gentleness, and the deepest loving concern.
"You Were on the Cross"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frws0SAEy9A&feature=related
just live.
“In life, we do things. Some, we wish we had never done and some we wish we could replay a million times. They make us who we are and, in the end, they shape and detail us. If we were to reserve them, we wouldn’t be the person we are today. So, just live. Make mistakes and have wonderful memories. But, never second guess who you are, where you’ve been and, most importantly, where you’re going.”
-unknown.
This is a really fabulous quote, it struck me especially to think of it in the Christian context of who we are (children of God), where we've been (our life's journey so far, which is our "context of holiness") and where we are going (ultimately Heaven).
-unknown.
This is a really fabulous quote, it struck me especially to think of it in the Christian context of who we are (children of God), where we've been (our life's journey so far, which is our "context of holiness") and where we are going (ultimately Heaven).
Monday, July 4, 2011
In honor of our Independence Day
"The foundation of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality; ...the propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained..." George Washington, First Inaugural, April 30 1789
"Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." John Adams
"Can the liberties of a nation be sure when we remove their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people, that these liberties are a gift from God?
"Political interest [can] never be separated in the long run from moral right"
Thomas Jefferson
"It has often given me pleasure to observe that independent America was not composed of detached and distant territories, but that one connected, fertile, widespreading country was the portion of our western sons of liberty. Providence has in a particular manner blessed it with a variety of soils and productions, and watered it with innumerable streams, for the delight and accommodation of its inhabitants. A succession of navigable waters forms a kind of chain round its borders, as if to bind it together; while the most noble rivers in the world, running at convenient distances, present them with highways for the easy communication of friendly aids, and the mutual transportation and exchange of their various commodities.
With equal pleasure I have as often taken notice that Providence has been pleased to give this one connected country to one united people--a people descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same language, professing the same religion, attached to the same principles of government, very similar in their manners and customs, and who, by their joint counsels, arms, and efforts, fighting side by side throughout a long and bloody war, have nobly established general liberty and independence.
This country and this people seem to have been made for each other, and it appears as if it was the design of Providence, that an inheritance so proper and convenient for a band of brethren, united to each other by the strongest ties, should never be split into a number of unsocial, jealous, and alien sovereignties." John Jay, Federalist Paper #2
"All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of superintending providence in our favor. To that kind providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future national felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful friend? Or do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance? I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth-that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the Ground without his Notice, is it probable that an Empire can rise without his Aid?"
Benjamin Franklin
"And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep for ever."
Thomas Jefferson
"Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." John Adams
"Can the liberties of a nation be sure when we remove their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people, that these liberties are a gift from God?
"Political interest [can] never be separated in the long run from moral right"
Thomas Jefferson
"It has often given me pleasure to observe that independent America was not composed of detached and distant territories, but that one connected, fertile, widespreading country was the portion of our western sons of liberty. Providence has in a particular manner blessed it with a variety of soils and productions, and watered it with innumerable streams, for the delight and accommodation of its inhabitants. A succession of navigable waters forms a kind of chain round its borders, as if to bind it together; while the most noble rivers in the world, running at convenient distances, present them with highways for the easy communication of friendly aids, and the mutual transportation and exchange of their various commodities.
With equal pleasure I have as often taken notice that Providence has been pleased to give this one connected country to one united people--a people descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same language, professing the same religion, attached to the same principles of government, very similar in their manners and customs, and who, by their joint counsels, arms, and efforts, fighting side by side throughout a long and bloody war, have nobly established general liberty and independence.
This country and this people seem to have been made for each other, and it appears as if it was the design of Providence, that an inheritance so proper and convenient for a band of brethren, united to each other by the strongest ties, should never be split into a number of unsocial, jealous, and alien sovereignties." John Jay, Federalist Paper #2
"All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of superintending providence in our favor. To that kind providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future national felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful friend? Or do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance? I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth-that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the Ground without his Notice, is it probable that an Empire can rise without his Aid?"
Benjamin Franklin
"And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep for ever."
Thomas Jefferson
Friday, July 1, 2011
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