The Passion of the Christ

I watched The Passion of the Christ today for the first time since Ash Wednesday, 2004.

As we grow in experience and in faith, so many things change.

My mom once told me to make sure that I not only have God in my mind as I try to understand my faith, but in my heart. She knew me so well!

Since 2004, my understanding of the workings of the faith have certainly grown. I look to my faith more and more as a gift, strengthening my as I go through this life.

Today, as I watched this... [Read More]

This Evening's Plans

I had a date tonight with a handsome young man who is not my husband. :unsure:

Shock, horror, etc. Haha. :roflani:

My date was with my son. He is six years old and the sweetest little man I've ever laid eyes on. On our date, we prayed together. We prayed the Holy Rosary, focusing on the Glorious Mysteries.. My seven-year old prefers to pray to herself in her head, in private. I'm happy that she is praying. She has the biggest heart of any child I have ever known. And my two year old's speech i... [Read More]

Religious Obedience.

Obedience can present a challenge to our wills and is very precious to God. It is one thing to give some object we possess to God, but it is quite another to give over our will to God. We can give no more because we subject ourselves to God through a human superior, which can sometimes be painful to our pride, but which is nonetheless pleasing to God if done cheerfully and if embraced fully and not given begrudgingly, which you have no doubt have already had formation about already so you are... [Read More]

What is love?

My teacher asked me to write a paper on love, I liked a few parts of it so I figured I'd post it here.
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What is love? This question has baffled mankind for millennia as try to understand the powerful emotion at one time felt by us all. Ironically, few people have been able to fully answer this question and I, for one, know that I cannot as well. I tend to look at love from a biblical perspective; therefore, my focus wi... [Read More]

Blessed Are You Simon -...

Christ’s Light be with us,

This week BeaconsOfLight.net, A Heartfelt Catholic Daily Reflections, comes back with a theme “The Pope” filled with lineups of refreshing articles about the life around and teachings about the Pope.

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Blessed Are You Simon – Featured Article

When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" They replied, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still othe... [Read More]