The Temptation of Christ by the Devil, Felix Joseph Barrias. Wrapping up work. Today, I discovered a glaring omission in my work that had to be completed - from about 2 weeks ago, when I was in the throws of watching Twitter, and forgetting the Truth of my vocation. Granted, I would have come across…
Ripping ourselves away from social media..
The Taking of Christ by Caravaggio Images have become really important to me, in shaping and strengthening my devotion for God. I can see a difference since I started focusing on them this past year. And if holy images have the power to do this to my soul, I can only imagine what damage has…
A Little Temptation..
The Infant Samuel by Sir Joshua Reynolds Succumbed to temptation to go to Twitter.. fought it very hard, knowing and mulling how now would not be a good time for me. Feels meritless, pointless in light of good, solid holy reading that I'm tempted to neglect. I get started there and don't know when to…
I remembered God, my Father..
What would be pleasing to my Father today? What does He want me to do? What is His Holy Will for me today? What would be please Him, how would I please Him? God the Father and the Holy Ghost, Domenico Antonio Vaccaro I grew up not knowing my Father. .. in the Catholic sense.…
This is me, now – On refusing to let my Pope cast the lot of my soul
+++ It's late, I should be catching up on sleep - Hugo's beside me sawing away, but I want to capture this moment of not being in this months-long spiritual agony. I'm not at home, you see. I'm at a Catholic conference center with Hugo for the weekend for a workshop with our Secular Carmelite…
Veronica, it is the Lord.. 