Hi Everyone! Can you believe that it is almost Chinese New Year and Candlemas Day (February 2)? January 2024 is almost over! So much has happened to me and I’m feeling like my year is off to a great start! Hopefully yours is too! (Shout out to my Marian Consecration group! Thank you for beingContinue reading “Looking back over 2023”
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Reflecting on 2022
(Skip the 1st three paragraphs if you already read them in the cover photo 🙂 ) It’s now almost a month into 2023 and almost a week into the Chinese New Year! Wow, time flies! I’m late in posting my reflections since I hadn’t figured out what to write! I did remember that I hadn’tContinue reading “Reflecting on 2022”
End of 2021 Update
(If you read my personalized cursive intro, skip to the bold sections below. ) December 31, 2021 Dear Take 5 & Strive blog followers, Happy 7th Day of Christmas – New Year’s Eve! It’s been a while since I’ve posted here. For those of you who have been praying for me during my unintended hiatus,Continue reading “End of 2021 Update”
Jesus, I trust in You!
Picture: St. Anne in Pleasant Prairie, WI Easter Greetings! I took a two week break from my blogging to fully enter into Holy Week and the Easter Octave. [The Triduum and Easter are my ABSOLUTE favorite celebrations of the Church Year! There are so many reasons why but I won’t go into all the detailsContinue reading “Jesus, I trust in You!”
Do the works of God
Yesterday, the bishop celebrated Mass at St. Michael’s. The Gospel reading was a continuation of the day before. Jesus reminds the people that He did the works of His Father. The bishop challenged us to “do the works of God.” Challenge: Do 5 things this Holy Week to make others more aware of the presenceContinue reading “Do the works of God”
Jesus is God
At the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines, IL Yesterday, my family and I virtually when to St. Michael’s in Missouri. The reading was about Abraham’s name change. The Gospel was about Jesus saying to the Jews, “I AM.” Father, in his homily, told us to think about the Gospel reading inContinue reading “Jesus is God”
Free-knowing the truth
“If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free!” (John 8:31b-32) The above quote is from the gospel this morning. “…the truth will set you free,” what does that mean? Today, my family virtually returned to Ascension Parish forContinue reading “Free-knowing the truth”
Believe
“…whoever looks upon it…will live.” This morning, we virtually attended Mass at St. Michael’s in Missouri. The reading this morning was about Moses and the bronze serpent. The Israelites complained and God sent serpents to their camp. When Moses asked for a way for them to be cured, God told him to put a bronzeContinue reading “Believe”
Your Mercy Remains
“A thousand times I failed, Your mercy remains…” (Singing the song, From the Inside Out by Hillsong) This morning, my family virtually traveled to Ascension Parish in Kansas. The Gospel was about the woman caught in adultery. Whenever I heard this reading, the words “go and sin no more” always jump out to me. IContinue reading “Your Mercy Remains”
“Come Out!”
“Come Out!!!”……….Do you hear Him calling? On this 5th Sunday of Lent, the Gospel was about Lazarus being raised. My family and I decided to stick close to home in our virtual Mass hopping. We travelled to Marytown in Illinois. During the homily, Father told us that Lazarus is an image of us bound byContinue reading ““Come Out!””
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