CREATING SPACE FOR JOY
Advent invites us to create space for joy, obvious or disguised.
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PROCLAIM HIS GREATNESS: A JOURNEY WITH OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
There’s no better model for us to praise God for His blessings and faithfulness than Mary herself.
DON’T CARRY IT ALONE
It was healing and strengthening to have someone so lovingly recognize and understand the complex emotions in my heart.
STUMBLING THROUGH THE FIELDS OF COMPASSION
The shepherd faithfully leaves the flock for the search. The eternal pattern of God's love for humanity goes on.
THE IMMACULATELY WINDING ROAD
But with God, often the winding road is, in fact, the immaculate one.
THE GOD OF HISTORY
Advent & Christmas aren’t celebrations of nice ideas, but rather special moments to be grounded in the real, historical truth of God’s love for us.
THIS TOO SHALL PASS
I am no longer short-circuiting the graces God wishes to transmit into the depths of my heart.
REPEAT THE SOUNDING JOY
Never could I imagine God’s grace reaching into the depths of my soul where I thought were hopeless.
I’M STUMPED
Lord, this is me right now. I offer you what remains. If you so choose, come and plant a seed, take root, and live in me.