Advent is here again and along with it the rush and busy-ness of the Holiday season. This year, I challenge all of you to take a step back and return to a period of quiet
7 Ways to Celebrate Advent with Grace
Category: Life
Pixie Sticks, Pools, and Oceans: A Bad Analogy for Infinite Grace
At a spiritual retreat about 3 years ago, I heard the speaker say that in heaven someone could get a 'pixie stick' size amount of love from God, compared to a
5 Ways to Overcome Compassion Fatigue
I have always been a highly sensitive and empathetic person, which I've found to be both a blessing and curse. If I watch videos of someone getting hurt I will invariably feel pain and be upset the rest of the day. This heightened sense of sensitivity wasn't always seen as an asset but rather a [...]
The Power of Yes: How Saying “Yes” Can Revolutionize Your Relationship with God
This past summer I have been going through some rather intense spiritual development and healing. After what seemed like an entire year of solitude, desolation, and contemplation, God was finally calling me to action. One of the most striking rules I learned this year was my new found ability to grow and mature purely on [...]
An Unexpected Journey: On the 8th Anniversary of My Conversion
"Is Jesus real? Is Hell real?" I asked my friend incredulously. Before that fateful question, I had been going through a massive emotional and spiritual change. For some reason, I was discussing philosophy with everyone around me and looking into going to Church for the first time in my life for a "philosophical community" (not [...]
When You Just Don’t Feel Like Going to Mass
Okay, confession time: I don’t always want to go to Mass. I know, I let it slip in the title but I think this is important enough to discuss. This may come as a shocking revelation especially to those that know me very well. Anyone would be able to tell you how much I love [...]
You Were Made for Greatness
In contemplating the great witnesses of Saints that have come before me, I marvel at the unwavering dedication to follow Christ even through pain and suffering.
Prayer, Faith and Hurricane Irma: How to Regain Peace When You’ve Lost It
As I write this a smattering of rain is hitting my window. The sounds are calming and soothing; an occurrence that belies the fact that there is currently a Category 4 Hurricane barreling down towards my neck of the woods. Tampa, the metropolitan city that was the backdrop of my childhood, is in the crosshairs. [...]
The Dangers of Comfortable Christianity
According to a Pew Reasearch Center Study released in 2015, there are over 2.3 Billion Christians on the planet. Although there may have been some slight fluctuations since that data was released, close to a third of the planet proclaims Christ. A Pew Reasearch Center Study released in 2015, states that there are over 2.3 [...]
Discerning God’s Will
Practical steps to Discern God's Will for your Vocation
Joanna Jewell 