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by bcadmin | Aug 7, 2022 | Faith, holiness, Into the Deep, Living the Faith, News, practical faith, Prayer, Spiritual Life | 0 |
The answer today, just like in times past, is the same—turn away from sin and towards God. The right path has always been surrender to the One who alone is good and loves you. For the last several years, there has been an increased interest in practica…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 22, 2021 | Ask a Carmelite Sister, Carmelite, children, example, family, fathers, Featured, husband, News, practical faith, Prayer, prayer life, Regular Feature, teaching | 0 |
Dear Sister, I’ve been reading your answers to questions on Integrated Catholic Life™ and have been playing with the idea of writing you a question that I’ve been thinking about for many years. It’s about my family. I don’t consider us bad Catho…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 25, 2021 | adults, advice, Ask a Carmelite Sister, Carmelite, children, family, Featured, Lent, Mother Luisita, News, peace, practical faith, Sacraments, teaching, wisdom, worry | 0 |
Ask a Carmelite Sister Dear Sister, I worry a lot. I worry about myself and my family. People sometimes tell me that I worry far too much. I can’t help it. As a child, I was trained to be responsible and was held accountable by my parents. Now that I …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 28, 2021 | Baptism, Catholic Church, covenant, Faith, fasting, Featured, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, Lent, Love, News, practical faith, Prayer, Salvation, Sanctifying Grace, Sunday Scripture Reflections, surrender, Transfiguation, trust | 0 |
The love with which God embraces each of us is one of the great truths revealed in to us throughout salvation history, but especially through and in Jesus Christ. To come to better understand this love, we are continually invited by God into a deeper c…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 20, 2021 | almsgiving, ash wednesday, Catholic Church, conversion, Daily Reflection, desert, Faith, fasting, Featured, Hope, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, Lent, News, practical faith, Prayer, Salvation, surrender, trust | 0 |
An Invitation to Enter the Desert with Christ As we begin the Lenten season today, we are called to enter the desert with Christ; to turn away from sin and towards our God. Many of us realize that we are called to face difficult questions during this p…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 21, 2021 | Ask a Carmelite Sister, Carmelite, Featured, In the Spotlight, meditation, News, practical faith, Prayer, prayer life, relationship, Spiritual Life | 0 |
Dear Sister, Is there a best time to pray, given all the activities each day holds for me—working at my job and caring for and being with my family makes a very full day? Also, I’m not fully awake first thing in the morning and already mighty tired by …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 8, 2020 | conversion, Faith, Featured, grace, indwelling, Into the Deep, Love, News, peace, practical faith, strength, surrender, trust, Vatican II | 0 |
Are you at peace or is your heart troubled? “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepar…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 24, 2020 | Ask a Carmelite Sister, Carmelite, COVID-19, Dark Night of the Soul, Faith, Featured, In the Spotlight, lonely, Natural Faith, News, practical faith, Saint Teresa of Ávila, Saints, Spiritual Life, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, St. John of the Cross, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Supernatural Faith, transcendentals | 0 |
Dear Sister, Sometimes the living of my Catholic faith is a lonely walk for me. Why is that? Am I doing anything wrong? Sometimes I think, “Am I the only one feeling this way?” I’ve never had theology classes and would appreciate anything you could s…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 20, 2020 | adults, advice, Ask a Carmelite Sister, Carmelite, children, family, Featured, In the Spotlight, Mother Luisita, News, peace, practical faith, Sacraments, teaching, wisdom, worry | 0 |
Dear Sister, I worry a lot. I worry about myself and my family. People sometimes tell me that I worry far too much. I can’t help it. As a child, I was trained to be responsible and was held accountable by my parents. Now that I am married, have a husb…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 6, 2020 | Catholic Church, charity, conversion, Daily Examen, Faith, Featured, Gospel, Hope, Humility, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, News, practical faith, Prayer, Scripture, servant, St. Matthew, Sunday Scripture Reflections, surrender, Transfiguation | 0 |
The Transfiguration of Christ (Matthew 17:1-9) stands prominently as an encouragement along the walk from Baptism to Resurrection; a walk that must pass through the Cross. Place yourself in the position of the Apostles—they have journeyed with Jesus si…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 2, 2020 | Benedict, Catholic Church, Devotions, Faith, Featured, holiness, Into the Deep, Liturgy, Living the Faith, News, practical faith, Prayer, preferential option, Saint John Paul II, Saint Teresa of Ávila, service, Spiritual Life, Works of Mercy | 0 |
For the last several years, there has been an increased interest in practical advice on how to live the faith. Certainly, the uncertainty and growing chaos in the secular world have something to do with this. More recently, we have seen more obvi…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 30, 2020 | Ask a Carmelite Sister, Carmelite, Featured, In the Spotlight, meditation, News, practical faith, Prayer, prayer life, relationship, Spiritual Life | 0 |
Dear Sister, Is there a best time to pray, given all the activities each day holds for me—working at my job and caring for and being with my family makes a very full day? Also, I’m not fully awake first thing in the morning and already mighty tired by …
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