Novenas are one of my most favorite types of prayer. A novena is a prayer that you pray for nine consecutive days for a certain intention. You can pray a novena for a saint’s intercession for the challenge that you are dealing at that moment. Here are a few examples: There is truly a saint… Continue reading Have you prayed a novena lately?
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Do you feel qualified?
Life is quite an interesting journey. Lately I have been pondering the saying “God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called.” I’m sure that everyone has asked themselves that question at some point or other, and one year ago, I sat in a church and God asked me to do something. Start a blog.… Continue reading Do you feel qualified?
Are you using your gifts? Do you know what they are?
I’m sure that it is no surprise to you that we are all unique and have unique gifts. This conversation/topic has come up several times in the past few weeks, so it must be a good time to discuss it. In the Scripture we hear about the gifts of the Holy Spirit, we read about… Continue reading Are you using your gifts? Do you know what they are?
Who do you say I am?
Jesus asks the disciples this same question. The give Him all kinds of answers, a prophet, the Messiah, Son of God, etc. The charm here is that Jesus already knows who He is. He asks the question to see how the disciples understand who He is. There have been signs, the disciples know Him, but… Continue reading Who do you say I am?
Who or what makes you brave?
Bravery has been on my mind this week. I pondered it last weekend when thinking of missionaries and St. Patrick. It has lingered in my mind all week- in a dream about Joan of Arc, and then references to Joan have popped up intermittently all week. So I took the nudge and looked up why… Continue reading Who or what makes you brave?
Ready or not
Here I am! Welcome to my blog and my very first post. Why I am starting a blog is a very good question. If you know me, you know that journaling is one of my least favorite activities. A blog is a journal for the whole world to see. God has a funny sense of… Continue reading Ready or not