By: Elizabeth Zenteno How do you define a pure heart? I am not too sure if one could define it simply with words. As a child educator, I can say that I encounter purity of heart in my students. I have often had to step in to mediate a situation where two children are fighting … Continue reading Renewal of Heart
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Pure Heart Reflection
By: Frank Sandoval "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. How can one have pure heart and soul? What makes a heart beautiful in the eyes of God? Is it appearance alone or they way one dresses? Is it the way one speaks? How do we treat others? Can a pure … Continue reading Pure Heart Reflection
Cultura de Puresa
Written by: Elizabeth Vega ¿Qué significa tener un corazón puro? ¿Es esta virtud siquiera alcanzable para mí? Preguntas de una joven Mexicana La cultura Mexicana es las posadas en tiempos Navideños, cantar las mañanitas a quien cumple años, comidas con sabor y colores, la bandera Mexicana, el grito, la banda, danzas a la Virgen Guadalupana, … Continue reading Cultura de Puresa
What is it?
"The greatest obstacles to holiness are discouragement and anxiety." - Jesus to Saint Faustina What is it that we look at or think of when we are triggered into discouragement or anxiety? What is that one turning point for you and I that often sends us into a whirlwind of webbed preoccupations with life? Unlike … Continue reading What is it?
The Gift
"Freedom exists for the sake of love" -St. John Paul II If you go to an ice cream shop you will soon find yourself struggling to decide between the 40 different flavors in front of you, the server will eventually ask "what will it be?" He is not asking "what do you think?" He is … Continue reading The Gift
Loosen Your Grip!
If something is presented to the senses, which is not solely for the honor and glory of God, give it up, and deprive yourself of it, for the love of Jesus Christ, who, while on earth, had and desired nothing but to do the will of his Father." -St. John of the Cross We have … Continue reading Loosen Your Grip!
Joy
"Joy isn't found in the material objects surrounding us, but in the inner recesses of the soul. One can possess joy in a prison cell as well as in a palace." - St. Therese of Lisieux It is a gift that most everyone cherishes. When it is genuine it carries with it a happiness that … Continue reading Joy
Creative Encounters with God
Photo by Brittany Kahl "The spirit of Carmel is a spirit of childhood, of original life, of newness, of immediate proximity. . . it drinks of the torrent. . . it passes into human beings, renewing and in truth creating them." Paul-Marie of the Cross, OCD Creativity always achieves a higher level of originality when … Continue reading Creative Encounters with God
RESPOND
The ever ancient ever new call to respond to God’s will is an invitation that keeps on giving. Thus, the Lord continues to direct us and guide us toward a more perfect response. A response that can eventually be made with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our mind. There is … Continue reading RESPOND
Preserve Me From Grace
"Holiness begins from Christ; and Christ is its cause. For no act conducive to salvation can be performed unless it proceeds from Him as from its supernatural source." Jesus says: "Without me, you can do nothing." -Pope Pius XII I was watching a short film the other day called The Butterfly Circus, it was a … Continue reading Preserve Me From Grace
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