The value and joy of silence (1/4)

“Silence is not so much being quiet and not saying anything. Silence is more the ability to let go of external noise to begin to listen to the internal noise of our own desires, our own fears, frustrations, and turn those over to the Lord to be in a conversation with Him.“– Father Thaddaeus Lancton,…

The Little Prince

I had my monthly spiritual direction (SD) session today. My SD started by asking me to name a genre of writing which expresses where I’m at. I blurted out, The Little Prince – his sense of wonder and certainty of finding his treasure. My SD asked me to reflect on highlights from the past month…

My Catechesis of the Good Shepherd L1P1 Retreat

Help us, O God, to enter into the secret of childhood, so that we may know, love and serve the child in accordance with the laws of Thy justice and following Thy Holy Will.– Prayer of Dr Maria Montessori I finally attended my CGS L1P1 retreat at Nativity church from September 20-29, 2021 (8 week…

How God broke and healed Caralyn

“After I had my breakthrough in the chapel, I had my come-to-Jesus moment. We were singing, Here I Am To Worship. In that moment, Jesus absolutely broke through the stone fortress I had built around my heart and my knees buckled and I fell to the floor and I knew that Jesus forgave me of…

Forgiveness is a choice

“When you bring things to light, it loses its power. It’s so hard when you live in darkness and you don’t know who you can trust. Looking back, it was one of the best things that could happen to me as a starting point of healing.”

Departing from self-love, growing in charity

The gospel reading today (4th Sunday of Lent) is about the parable of the prodigal son. Our chaplain preached a homily about how we should move away from self-love, towards charity. The younger son who squandered everything did not return to his father’s because he was contrite, but because he was hungry and lusting after…

Why is objective morality necessary for true charity?

Charity in truth In a world dominated by moral relativism, “what is truth?” According to Patrick Madrid, “the answer, from a Catholic perspective, is Jesus Christ… ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life.’” Morality is “objective truth given by God, not to ruin our lives, but to make us truly free”[1]. Charity, on…