tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197096542011-07-28T22:13:37.037-05:00[The Devil's] cause is never more in danger than when a human,<br>no longer desiring, but still intending to do the [Lord]'s will,<br>looks round upon a universe from which every trace of Him seems to have vanished,<br>asks why he has been forsaken, and still obeys. - C.S. LewisChristinanoreply@blogger.comBlogger661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-44425466270165930882010-01-19T21:54:00.004-05:002010-06-11T07:38:42.767-05:00

This past advent there were cards at the church asking us to list blessings from the last year and resolutions for the new year. While I was considering the blessings from the past year I realized that one of the biggest blessings was something that hurt a lot but showed me how much fear causes me to sin. My resolution for the new year was to fear not, and then I said a prayer asking God to show

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Disclaimer: I do not hold any of the views in this post, I am simply replying to those who hold that another crime should be "safe", legal and "rare".LynchingWhile it's critical to promote policies that help prevent unintended integration and make lynchings less necessary, National Association to Repeal Acts on Lynching (NARAL) Pro-Justice America also fights to protect the right to safe, legal

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-73952532026989894412008-04-08T12:12:00.005-05:002008-12-09T04:35:30.131-05:00

Here are some flowers. Now get out and enjoy this beautiful spring day! :)

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-65121015240438122572008-04-02T08:52:00.003-05:002008-12-09T04:35:30.259-05:00

This is a picture I drew for a friend at her request. I did touch it up with Adobe, mostly since it scanned almost white when it had far more depth of color. Also it didn't pick up the red in the picture so I added that in. However, for the most part it's what it looked like when she got it.The neat thing about this picture is that I asked my coworkers if they new what it was. The Baptist had

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There's a fascinating article in Discover about a new creature found in the Antarctica. They are called the Hotheaded Naked Ice Borers. You should go check it out!Also, as an astronomer, it's my duty inform the public of a once in a lifetime event when the planets will align in such a way to be felt here on earth! British astronomer Patrick Moore announced on BBC Radio 2 yesterday that at 9:47

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-68431464073382280562008-03-28T11:57:00.002-05:002008-12-09T04:35:30.440-05:00

I haven't posted in a while, but I figured I'd put up a small sketch I'd done of Mary. I want to see how posting some artwork does and perhaps get some critiques on it. :)

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-22665052264267944562008-02-04T21:27:00.001-05:002008-02-04T21:30:27.240-05:00

I finally got a job that is permanent with good benefits and is doing something I feel I'll be able to do and will enjoy. I start Wednesday!What's really neat is that in this job the Lord has brought together seemingly unrelated talents and qualifications in my past and made a job that fits me perfectly. And to think I questioned his plan for me - foolish child that I am.

Christinanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-81591781821338211792008-02-04T20:21:00.000-05:002008-02-04T21:27:07.951-05:00

I thus far managed to excuse myself from doing this meme, but since was tagged by Che over at SOV2 I figured I'd comply.Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages)There are two of equal distance from me; The Liturgy of the Hours Volume III {hereafter LOTH) and The Faith of the Early Fathers Volume 1 (FOTEF).Open the book to page 123.LOTH: From Wednesday office of Readings; First Reading (

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-48441058934103576952008-01-21T14:49:00.001-05:002010-07-23T08:18:54.408-05:00

For the full review see the B-Movie Catechism who will link to everyone who participated in this months movie of the month.Spoiler warning - I'm not even going to try to keep it a secret what happens in this movie...I was skeptical at first since I dislike scary movies, but found that I enjoyed this movie a lot. It's not really that scary at all, although I did jump a couple times. I also found

Christinanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-46545237344991759782008-01-20T22:13:00.000-05:002008-01-20T22:54:29.862-05:00

It took me six hours to write the review for The Secret Life of Bees. Why?Over analysis of the bookOver editingDistracted by researchSpending time writing paragraphs that were later deletedDistracted by anti-catholic site during researchRewrote sentences 10 times over before deleting entirelyI need to learn to write quickly and efficiently, neither of which are talents of mine. I think that

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-2693270740435480992008-01-19T21:56:00.001-05:002010-07-23T08:19:15.369-05:00

I picked up The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd for free the other day and just finished reading it last night. Inspired by the many book and movie review blogs I lurk about I decided to imitate them and attempt a review of the book (admittedly nowhere near the quality of such sites as Sci-Fi Catholic and B-movie Catechism, but it's an attempt).Typical Review: A moving first novel...Lily is

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-85639868305632764242008-01-18T12:49:00.000-05:002008-01-18T13:13:03.631-05:00

It's now been exactly a month since I had gainful employment. I thought I had a job lined up on the 1st, but the company decided not to fill the position after all. Now I'm waiting to see if another job will come through that I interviewed for on Tuesday, although the longer it takes the less hopeful I become.Up until this last week it was good that I wasn't working, there was a lot going on

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-58545662595885875482007-12-10T21:51:00.000-05:002007-12-10T22:08:47.626-05:00

During the 40 days for life there were several people who would take the time to slow down or even stop and explain in very kind terms how they felt abortion should be legal and available to all. Ok, who am I kidding, there wasn't a single hour when we weren't cursed, yelled at, had objects thrown at us, or were charged with vehicles (although that did only happened once). There was a reason I

Christinanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-14666589365139615702007-12-09T20:44:00.000-05:002007-12-09T21:34:17.352-05:00

When I originally posted the novena for the 40 Days for Life campaign I was not planning on having a major involvement in it outside of prayer. Being extraordinarily shy I didn't feel capable of calling people, going out to the vigil itself or anything else they needed help on. As attested by my Nerd Test, I'm good with computers and books, not with social interactions with large numbers of

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-90033545042612203202007-12-06T20:57:00.000-05:002007-12-06T21:16:08.488-05:00

I'm sure I've lost all readership I started to build up, something about not posting for several months will do that. Well I've decided to start posting again; we'll see how long this lasts.Recently my temp job ended and I had to look for a new job. I love looking for jobs; so much so that I avoided it like the plague for several weeks. The Lord will provide right?? You would think that

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-8492918411022091082007-12-02T18:47:00.000-05:002007-12-06T21:24:13.506-05:00

This month's movie club movie was a true classic, The Creature from the Haunted Sea. That is it's title right? Sweet, I remembered it, that's impressive considering I watched it two weeks ago and tried to forget it as much as humanly possible.Well, the movie started off very cliche and I spent the rest of the movie wondering if it would get worse. Of course it did. I learned a very important

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-44468670268843439852007-10-04T14:37:00.000-05:002007-10-09T11:27:26.615-05:00

I've had little time to compose, debug and publish a post, but I did have time to take this nerd test:New Nerd TestOne of the questions was "Did you take the old test?" I had, but decided to retake it. Neat thing is I scored a good deal higher this time :)And it said this, "Supreme Nerd. Apply for a professorship at MIT now!!!."I guess all that science and math education paid off. Now for the

Christinanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-4834470211608138592007-10-01T13:57:00.000-05:002007-10-12T08:24:44.739-05:00

Here's a fun quiz made up especially for bloggers. The rules are easy. Just post the quiz on your blog and answer the questions, then pass it on to five other bloggers, and link to them in your post. Be sure to link back to the one who sent it to you.Do you attend the Traditional Latin Mass or the Novus Ordo? Novus Ordo at a great Dominican Parish.If you attend the TLM, how far do you drive to

Christinanoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-45220953540683804652007-09-20T21:11:00.001-05:002007-09-21T06:53:33.745-05:00

I'm going to a wedding this weekend, about 12 hours away. Since I'll be leaving Friday at the wedding on Saturday, coming back Sunday, and recovering Monday, I'll not be around to post or comment.I was posting a novena for each day before 40 Days for Life began. I'm going to keep up the novena, but decided to post the rest of it in case someone else wanted to pray it as well.It's actually a

Christinanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-44494542338194306252007-09-20T21:02:00.000-05:002007-09-20T21:11:14.577-05:00

Day 4 - Our Lady Will Help You"How close we must keep to Our Lady who understood what depth of Divine Love was being revealed as she stood at the foot of the Cross and heard Jesus cry out: 'I thirst'"Ask for the grace to learn from Our Lady how to quench Jesus' thirst as she did.Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, you allowed the thirsting love of Jesus on the Cross to become a living flame within you,

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-5706003535090314802007-09-19T21:13:00.000-05:002007-09-19T21:16:14.991-05:00

"Just think! God is thirsting for you and me to come forward to satiate His thirst."Ask for the grace to understand Jesus' cry of thirstBlessed Teresa of Calcutta, you allowed the thirsting love of Jesus on the Cross to become a living flame within you, and so became the light of His love to all. Obtain from the Heart of Jesus blessings on this 40 Days for Life and an end to abortion in this

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The Spirit of Vatican II community has this great idea for saving the planet. Mirrored hats! Yup, since global warming is causing the world to spontaneously combust, they decided to look "great" while it happens ;-)Global warming is one of those hot button topics for me, although creation/evolution is usually hotter. There is something about the whole, "the world is going to end unless we stop

Christinanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-88020600751850091722007-09-18T20:48:00.000-05:002007-09-18T20:51:06.670-05:00

"Do not be afraid - you are precious to Jesus. He loves you."Ask for the grace to be convinced of Jesus' unconditional and personal love for you.Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, you allowed the thirsting love of Jesus on the Cross to become a living flame within you, and so became the light of His love to all. Obtain from the Heart of Jesus blessings on this 40 Days for Life and an end to abortion in

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-106202950897047642007-09-17T20:03:00.000-05:002007-09-17T20:34:32.769-05:00

I'm a part of the 40 Days for Life Campaign taking place in my city. I'm just going to quote straight from their website to tell you about it:This fall, 89 cities in 33 states across the nation will unite for a unique pro-life campaign called 40 Days for Life -- an intensive effort designed to raise awareness, save lives, bring healing, and prepare America for the beginning of the end of

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...by Robert P. George.I am personally opposed to killing abortionists. However, inasmuch as my personal opposition to this practice is rooted in a sectarian (Catholic) religious belief in the sanctity of human life, I am unwilling to impose it on others who may, as a matter of conscience, take a different view. Of course, I am entirely in favor of policies aimed at removing the root causes of

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-48828512356274939442007-09-12T20:57:00.000-05:002008-12-09T04:35:31.188-05:00

The other day one of my friends asked me to draw her a picture using this scaled down version of MS Paint. The program had only a a round brush which changed sizes and varied in levels of transparent - not much else. To top it off I was using a mouse, not a pencil. Have you ever tried to draw a picture with a mouse? Well they don't obey you very well. Especially mine since it probably needs

Christinanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-6708260216195291132007-09-10T17:55:00.001-05:002007-09-10T18:16:15.367-05:00

Salve Regina posted this cool website where you can go to confession online. Ok, so it's not real confession, but it's still fun to play with!It has these great drop down menus to choose from. Lets see, I've killed someone, premeditated, for the occult sacrifice of course, gluttony, and "borrowed" my roommates milk.Venial SinsRecite 184 Hail Marys and 8 Our Fathers.Mortal SinsConsider the

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-84063697691418215862007-09-06T20:16:00.000-05:002007-09-06T20:47:15.069-05:00

Yesterday I crashed the RCIA course at my parish. Even though I've been a Catholic my whole life, I only began learning about the faith five years ago. Even then I learned what I needed to defend the faith in a debate with a Bible Christian, there is so much more I've never heard about. Often I find that there is much to my faith that I just don't know, but others are completely familiar with.

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It's done. The year long lease has been signed and I've finished moving into the apartment. There is enough furniture to get by (bed/desk/table) and I finally can relax. So, as I sit on my floor pillow, the thought comes to mind...What have I done?Yup, now that I am no longer concerned about where I'm going to be sleeping tomorrow or what needs to be done to set up the apartment, all the

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-49474312497178267532007-08-11T10:03:00.000-05:002007-08-11T11:17:58.571-05:00

So, In my previous post I talked about how Diane is probably at a point where a debate about the benefits of one Christian group over another would harm her. Well, just in case I wasn't sure, the Lord has made sure to keep us separated with widely different schedules. The few times we were in the house at the same time, I was running VERY late and couldn't talk even though I wanted to.On the

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Wow, when I said that God guided my stupidity, I wasn't kidding. Since my "re-conversion" I have had a love for apologetics. For about a year I haunted Catholic Answers looking to learn more about the faith. Then I drifted over to CARM to try my hand at defending the faith. I did not stay at CARM long; I couldn't handle the range of attacks from rational arguments to mud throwing and decided

Christinanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-65171418562181837022007-08-08T11:31:00.000-05:002007-08-08T11:39:33.035-05:00

I just wanted to wish everyone a blessed day! My work is celebrating with an ice cream social... Ok, my office just happens to be having an icecream social today. Either way, I can celebrate while obeying my Dominican spiritual director, who ever so wisely told me to eat ice cream. I love the Dominicans and I love Saint Dominic! God is good :-DHere are a couple prayers to mark this day :)O Holy

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As some of you may know from previous posts, I've been looking for a new apartment. Last Friday I gave up on finding a place available by the time my sublet ended on July 31st. Instead signed a lease for a place close to the Church starting on August 28th and began looking for another short term sublet. Cutting it a bit close, but I've still got time. I then started packing up some stuff and

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-77567383856929255502007-08-04T10:13:00.000-05:002007-08-04T12:52:37.603-05:00

Adoro is in need of your prayers, since she has had a hard week. Please keep her in your prayers. Also, I'll ask that prayers be offered for the bridge collapse in Minnesota. Adoro has more on that on her page.I also ask for prayers for three children who were taken from the home by CPS on Friday. The state is so confident that they know what these emotionally disabled kids need, that they

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-56688245450363320752007-07-27T18:35:00.000-05:002007-07-27T18:46:15.499-05:00

The church I go to has a holy hour every Friday from 4-5pm. It would be fantastic if I could go to all of it, but because of work that is not possible. Still, the Lord has blessed me with being able to make it to the last 10 minutes, where the Tantum Ergo is sung. I love this and feel very blessed to get to sit for 10 minutes with the Lord and then sing my adoration of him.I decided to add

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-48064625429679172982007-07-24T18:09:00.001-05:002007-07-24T21:13:31.113-05:00

As I said in my last post, I've been listening to The Mass Explained by Fr Larry Richards. It's great. There was very little new information, given that I've read the books by Scott Hahn's and Mike Aquilina's. However, he didn't talk as much about why we did the Mass the way we do, but what it meant to God and what it should mean to us.I'm not going to quote the whole CD (although I have notes

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-43860877094161525812007-07-23T19:39:00.000-05:002007-07-24T21:26:16.736-05:00

Lately I've been coming across a so much information on the Mass; it seems the Lord is opening my eyes to the beauty of the Mass and I'm eating it up.I grew up Catholic and we tended to go every Sunday, but I always thought the Mass was boring, although I did enjoy the songs. I knew that there was a problem when we missed it when we were traveling, but I generally didn't mind. When in college I

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-19713413548122166072007-07-12T20:11:00.000-05:002007-07-24T21:25:29.348-05:00

I have this coworker, I'll call him 'Bob'. Bob comes from a family of very smart people, yet this intelligence gene skipped him, as he's told me. Now, my observations of Bob tell me that he is not stupid. He just tends to not think about something before asking, again and again. Up until this week it's been OK, I did learn the material faster and I answered his questions patiently. Lately,

Christinanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-37902180256020929902007-07-11T20:11:00.001-05:002007-07-24T21:25:07.805-05:00

I've heard it said, if you are stuck in a sinking boat you need to pray, but also row to shore. Don't sit in the boat while it sinks, row like mad. But also don't think that you'll get there on your own power, pray like mad too.I'm still looking for a home. I went to Craigslist, the local newspaper, looked at the local apartment complexes. I even posted a couple ads, I know the Lord has

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-40408815011936466312007-07-09T20:30:00.000-05:002007-07-24T21:24:44.549-05:00

Why is it so difficult to trust in the Lord, even when he has done so much to provide recently?When things became difficult at home, He provided me with a friends and a spiritual director who guided me to stay in this town. When I could no longer stay at my friends house, He provided me with a sublet which I could afford. When I began to wonder if I would ever find a job, he provided me with a

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-36591212060118467422007-07-08T12:45:00.000-05:002007-07-24T21:24:18.710-05:00

The society of St Leo I has official declared me a heretic...although one could hardly hope for a more beautiful and poetic (once the spelling errors were fixed) declaration of heresy. Wherefore in the name of God the All-powerful, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, of the Blessed Peter, Prince of the Apostles, and of all the saints, in virtue of the power which has been given us in binding and loosing

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-62936632660576597932007-06-29T12:14:00.000-05:002007-07-24T21:23:04.432-05:00

My family has been going through some difficult times lately. On Tuesday I received some really bad news that threw me into a emotional tornado. I learned of the news around 2pm and for the rest of the afternoon my emotions ranged from extreme anger, to grief, to numbness. I couldn't think straight at all, in fact every event seemed to come back to my family and bring me to tears.I got to

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-4690260694697820692007-06-25T20:54:00.002-05:002007-07-24T21:21:50.449-05:00

So, I haven't posted in a week, but I've been online that whole time (well, except when I was sleeping - I turn off my computer at night...)What have I been doing? Reading other blogs, of course! I've broken out the popcorn and enjoyed the brewing war between Spirit of Vatican 2 "Catholic" Faith Community and AGainst the Huns - The Society of St Leo I. Apparently there is a picnic being

Christinanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-71148652831784078632007-06-16T17:06:00.000-05:002007-08-04T11:54:43.466-05:00

All the towering materialism which dominates the modern mind rests ultimately upon one assumption; a false assumption. It is supposed that if a thing goes on repeating itself it is probably dead; a piece of clockwork. People feel that if the universe was personal it would vary; if the sun were alive it would dance. This is a fallacy even in relation to known fact. For the variation in human

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-58520235072997354472007-06-16T14:38:00.000-05:002007-07-24T21:19:26.116-05:00

So, my friend and I went around to the yard sales this morning and found a pair of nice roller blades for $5. They happened to fit (a bit small, but still doable). It's been years since I roller bladed, I thought it would be worth $5 to try them out again.So I get home and decided that I'll wear them to the store, which is right around the corner, buy some groceries. I've decided to record

Christinanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-34647165909158382892007-06-15T20:07:00.000-05:002007-07-24T21:19:04.014-05:00

After giving it some thought, and discussing it with my spiritual director, I've decided I went a bit crazy last week. I've come to the conclusion that posting is not detrimental to my spiritual welfare because:First, it may provide some sort of aid to someone in the future.Second, there is little harm in it as long as I'm talking about advice from other sources (how can I take pride in quoting

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-58249018984304589572007-06-04T20:07:00.000-05:002007-07-24T21:18:37.812-05:00

I have a dilemma with blogs and how they relate to pride and I'm looking for some suggestions...I started saying the Litany of Humility about a month ago. The weird thing about that prayer is that as soon as you say it you start seeing the prideful moments very clearly. Now I've been keeping a blog for over a year and just started posting a lot more to it. The other day I realized that I was

Christinanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-7270230092069829262007-06-02T20:06:00.000-05:002007-06-15T20:06:44.246-05:00

God grant met the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,The courage to change the things I canAnd the wisdom to know the difference;Living one day at a time,Enjoying one moment at a time,Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,Taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world, as it is, not as I would have it;Trusting that You will make all things right if I surrender to Your will,So that I may be

Christinanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-37895056555767135262007-05-31T19:47:00.001-05:002007-05-31T20:15:35.848-05:00

As part of my "healing treatment" I've been told to attend Alanon meetings. Alanon meetings are for the families and friends of alcoholics. This was hard at first, mostly because I don't know any alcoholics (although there are a few distant relatives who are). What could I gain out of a meeting where I didn't share the most common characteristic?Well, I was very mistaken. The words of wisdom

Christinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19709654.post-4568801955485602922007-05-31T19:24:00.000-05:002007-07-24T21:17:59.756-05:00

I have decided to remove comments from my blog. I realized, as I eagerly looked over to see if anyone had commented, that I was just waiting for someone to say "good job". I wanted someone else to note how wonderful my blog is and that just leads to vanity.I am not sure it isn't vanity to keep posting, but at least without the comments it's more like a journal. Actually, since I'm going to

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I've been told to read Pinckaers, Living the Beatitudes. I'm now on chapter 3, Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. On page 44 he talks about poverty and love, up until this point I understood, but this gave me cause to stop and reflect...There is no true love without poverty...Love knows it's own worth and is rightly jealous. It wants to possess our hearts

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Oh Jesus, meek and humble of heart, hear me.- From the desire of being esteemed...Deliver me Jesus- From the desire of being loved...- From the desire of being extolled...- From the desire of being honored...- From the desire of being praised...- From the desire of being preferred to others...- From the desire of being consulted...- From the desire of being approved...- From the desire of being

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A year ago I left my apartment and town I love to move back to my parent's house. It was mostly to continue my discernment process, but I also wanted to help out with a crisis there. Well now, a year later, I'm back in the town I left. I came down for a visit and the Lord arranged things so that I had to stay another week...then another...and now I live here again. It's strange being back, but a

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Well, it's been another six months, and many are starting to ask what I've been up to. The sad answer is that I've not really gotten much further in my discernment and my family is being torn apart by strife. I've managed to contact a few communities and I've scheduled to visit one of them in January. My main problem has been an inability to deal with the change in plans caused by my potential

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So, here is a brief update of the last hectic month. I'm now at my parents house. I've quit my job and moved out of my apartment and back home. I sold or gave away half my stuff, the other half was then packed into a van, pickup and car and carted back to my parents house. I felt like I'd gotten rid of so much, then we barely could fit it all in the vehicles.That was a very stressful time, I

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So, I simply must tell about this crazy dream I had while in Nashville (crazy as in funny-odd).In the dream I was in a car with another girl talking back and forth while driving to some location. Now I don't remember which one I was (passenger or driver) or who said what, but for the sake of telling I'll just assign roles. I noticed an area off to the side where the trees were cut down and

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Wow, didn't realize that it's been a month since my last post, and with the two week break before that I wonder if anyone is still reading this :-P I guess this shows that keeping a blog isn't part of my vocation ;)Oh well, I really need to write this down and try to sort out my thoughts, so if anyone is still reading I wouldn't mind a sounding board :DOver this past month there have been two

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Three am is the worst time of night for me. In this time before dawn, when things are quiet and cold, I become afraid of the dark and my doubts and fears surface. It is then that I question God's existence, the Church, the Bible and Truth itself. It's such a horrid time.Last week this happened again, only it was a bit worse than normal. That day I'd been reading different people's call to the

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A few weeks ago I spoke to my boss about my decision to leave work and join a religious order. He commented that it must feel good to finally have a direction in life. I agreed without much thinking about it, but lately I've been considering what he said.Even in school, when I "knew" what my direction was I was unsatisfied. I was going to become an astrophysist, teach and do research, yet I

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The website for the Society of St. Pius I (http://www.ancillapress.com/SSPI/SSPIindex.html) appears to be dead, but this is what I've been able to put together from separate sources around the net. We must keep the TRUE CHURCH ALIVE! (Make sure you read the disclaimer at the end.)Welcome to the fledgling website of the Society of St. Pius I (SSPI). Unlike other so-called "traditionalist" Roman

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One of the things I fear most is apostasy. Knowing what I know about the Catholic church there would be no where for me to go unless I became Atheist. Whenever I start to get pulled in this direction I read CS Lewis. Yes I know he wasn't Catholic, but his arguments against Atheism snap me out of my daze.You can find these arguments in almost all of his books (which are all wonderful and highly

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A friend sent me this link on the discernment process and I thought others might find it useful: How to Discern Elements of Your Personal Vocation

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"Mary, by whose Fiat the Son of God came into the world, pray for us."The first day of the retreat we were told to draw a piece of paper from an envelope. Each paper contained one line from a litany (I do not know which one). We were then told to pray about this line to determine what the Lord was trying to say to us through it. I drew the line above and below are the notes I made while

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So, I went to the retreat at SMME and it was an amazing weekend. Within the first 12 hours I gained a most valuable lesson, a lesson in humility. This lesson opened my heart to see another important lesson. I will speak of the first today, and another day write of the other, for I've yet to figure out how to word it.Living and working where I do, it seems most of the people I have contact with

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The Holy Spirit will work in the least expected ways, sometimes all you'll have to do is take those first steps...First a little background, it's next to impossible for me to go up and introduce myself to someone new, even going up to people I know can be a challenge at times. Once I get to know people...um really really well, I'm usually fine, but before then I get very nervous and almost

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Several months ago I asked my Mom what she would say if I was considering the religious life, to get the feel of what kind of support (or opposition) she would give. She practically started dancing on the coffee table. It was odd, I hadn't expected her to be overjoyed, but to be more quietly supportive of my decisions. I knew I couldn't let her make the decision for me, so I actually backed

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