Ite ad Joseph. Go to Joseph with extreme confidence, because I do not remember having asked anything from St. Joseph, without having obtained it readily. -Padre Pio
The Power of the 54 Day Rosary Novena
“To become perfect, say a Rosary a day.” – St. Louis De Montfort If you know me, you know that novenas (a series of prayers for nine consecutive days) are one of my favorite forms of prayer! There are many beautiful novenas out there, but today I wanted to write about my favorite novena because…
Memento Mori – Remember Your Death
“The business of the Christian is to be nothing else but ever preparing for death.” – St. Irenaeus “Death can be robbed of its greatest fearfulness if we practice for it. Christianity recommends mortification, penance, and detachment as a rehearsal for the great event. For every death should be a great masterpiece, and, like all…
St. John Vianney and the Heroic Minute
This week (August 4th), we celebrated the feast day of St. John Vianney, a very wise and holy priest. I wanted to share today some of his words of wisdom that convicted me and changed my life when I read them. “We must take great care never to do anything before having said our morning…
“I have seen the Lord!”
“Don’t let your life be barren. Be useful. Make yourself felt. Shine forth with the torch of your faith and your love. With your apostolic life, wipe out the trail of filth and slime left by the corrupt sowers of hatred. And set aflame all the ways of the earth with the fire of Christ…
How the scapular changed my life! (Part 2)
At last the happy day has arrived!! Happy Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel!!! This post is the second half of my posts about the scapular. I left off yesterday talking about how the scapular is powerful in spiritual warfare, and now I want to tell you a few stories that illustrate that point.…
How the scapular changed my life! (Part 1)
“The Scapular is easy to take and spiritually transforming after it is taken.” – John Haffert Happy Feast of St. Bonaventure! Tomorrow we celebrate one of my favorite feast days, one that I have been looking forward to all year: Our Lady of Mount Carmel. As I was writing this post, I complained to my…
Encouragement For The Weary Soul
Sometime last week, I happily stumbled across a prayerbook that my parents gave me six years ago. It’s funny to think how this prayerbook sat untouched on my shelf for six years until I was truly ready for it. This book is called The Little Flower Prayerbook, in honor of my Confirmation patroness St. Therese.…
Thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, in Thy Blood {a reflection on the days of July}
Here we stand, on the brink of a fresh month. The beautiful quintette of solemnities (the feasts of the Holy Trinity, Corpus Christi, the Sacred Heart, the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, and Sts. Peter & Paul) have given us much to ponder during the lovely month of June. Fortified by the truths of…
The Unchangeableness of the Heart of Jesus
Hello and welcome to my blog! Thank you so much for stopping by. I chose to publish my blog on the feast day of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, as she has been my most faithful mother and I owe so much to her. I hope that you have a beautiful feast day and remain…
Resources I Love
I plan to keep adding to this page, but for now, here are some links to things that have helped me in my faith journey. These books have all been life-changing for me in one way or another and are classics that I return to time and time again. I hope to eventually do posts…
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The Imperishable Jewel 