November 2010
10 posts
“Patience is more than endurance. A saint’s life is in the hands of God like a...”
– Oswald Chambers (something I’m living by.)
the answer: you weren't.
I’ve been tossing and turning… that’s a lie. Restart. I’ve been completely still upon waking up from 13 hour sleeps that feel like 3 hour naps. Even in my sleep I could not escape my worry. I wasn’t sure how to feel. Embarrassed, stupid, betrayed, naive, damaged, stubborn, unworthy, unwanted, crude, heartless, hopeful, used, tired, exhausted, tossed. And with each...
“Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now....”
– Talmud
“To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
in you I trust, O my God. Do not let me be...”
– Psalm 25
“It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; He is waiting for you...”
– Pope John Paul II
“First, we must persevere in proclaiming the Church’s teaching. But we must do it...”
– Archbishop-elect J. Peter Sartain
no reservations.
“Do not be held back by doubts or fears… Say “yes” with courage and without reserve.” - Pope John Paul II
Think of a time when someone needed your help… did you hesitate? Did you think of how defending or helping someone in need would change how people treat you? Or did you act without fear or doubt, without a single reservation and extend yourself to someone who needed you? It’s not easy to...
“What you run from only stays with you longer. When you fight something, you only...”
– Chuck Palahniuk
To educate a person in mind and not in morals is...
It amazes me what people think “trying” really is nowadays. We have been set such a prime example of how to truly love people to their depths, in their cries, and among their flaws. Our generation takes effort and hardwork and gives it a time limit and an ultimatum. If we behave for a week we get a gold start— if the gold star doesn’t come after a week, we’ll whine...
