Manifestation of the Heart The inevitable call to love resounds in the heart of every human person who is capable of loving. This excludes no one. It is the desire to come out of oneself in order to give of oneself. It is the desire to be filled to the brim with perfect joy. This … Continue reading Manifestation of the Heart

"we can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can- namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us." - St. Teresa of Avila Peace and clarity in life are not always united. But peace can often confirm a sense of clarity. Is this from God or is it from me? Life … Continue reading Peace and Clarity Are Not Always Two Peas In a Pod

One Heart Full of Love By: Mother Teresa of Calcutta Edited by: Jose Luis Gonzalez Balado Published: August 1st, 1988 It has NEVER been my custom to publish a post that is simply one large quotation from another author but this post is an exception. Mother Teresa shared numerous words of wisdom during her lifetime … Continue reading One Heart Full of Love

Photo by Nick Belt "If someone surrenders himself entirely to God resolving to doanything for Him, the Lord will protect that person from deception."-Brother Lawrence What if we took steps in life with the heart of a child? with no futuresteps laid out except the one in front of us. Kind of like a child … Continue reading Surrender to the Unknown

I was recently reading a book called In the Face of Darkness, by Sister Timothy Marie Kennedy, O.C.D. and I reached Chapter 6 where I read this quote, "between Jesus and the soul there flows a current that no one sees and a dialogue that no one hears." Then I thought, if no one sees the current that flows between … Continue reading Perfect Love

  "The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being"  - St. John Paul II DIGNITY. What is it? What gives it worth? What determines it? Power? Intelligence? Passions? Nietzsche would say that we focus wholly on the will by inflating our ego until it works to our advantage. He would … Continue reading DIGNITY

It's kind of like entering into a candy store at the age of 9 and loosing yourself in the infinite sweetness that surrounds you. Everywhere you turn delightful things are displayed before you. The innocence of pleasure fills your very being. You walk about with confidence from aisle to aisle because there is not a … Continue reading Short Story- Mary Queen of Heaven!

True Story! It seems right for me to muse about a friend I met a few years ago. I first heard about her through a mutual friend and from what I could gather she was a very quiet and simple person; absorbed in her daily duties. Her parents loved her and those who spoke of … Continue reading Familiar Gaze

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;     his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning." Lamentations 3:22-23     Sorrow is a powerful emotion that sometimes invites breaths of pain into every sigh of one's life. It seeps into the recess' of ones heart and animates the thorns of despair. It invites hopelessness … Continue reading Compassion is Pure of Heart

“Rejoice in the good that has been given to you” -St. Teresa of Avila What is it that makes you different? What is unique about you? There is definitely something, there is always something, we all have something. What is it for you? There is the scientific aspect of uniqueness, we have DNA and it … Continue reading Unrepeatable