The Deep Sleep of Adam & Joseph
On May 26, 2021 by steadfastheartofgodThis post was written with my good friend Susan Skinner I was recently reading a general audience given by St John Paul II on November 7, 1979 entitled The Original Unity of Man and Woman. This general audience in particular is really incredible to read in its entirety, especially considering our culture today and the
Resisting the Holy Spirit
On December 26, 2020 by steadfastheartofgodThe story of St Stephen is pretty incredible. He is the first martyr of the Church. The account of his martyrdom is recorded in the Acts of the Apostles in great detail and he is intimately linked to Saul, who became St. Paul after his conversion, and who was present at Stephen’s stoning. Last year
How the Divine Life is Lived out Through our Vocation
On December 18, 2020 by steadfastheartofgodAs a married woman and mother, the Lord speaks to me through my vocation in so many different ways. For instance, in prayer I may come to an understanding of how to handle a situation or the right words may come to me so that I can use them for the care of the family.
Uncovering the Treasure of St Joseph
On December 11, 2020 by steadfastheartofgodIn this “Year of St Joseph” which began on Dec 8, 2020 and goes through Dec 8, 2021, the Catholic Church is calling us to enter more deeply into the life of St Joseph. In his new Apostolic Letter entitled Patris corde (“With a Father’s Heart”), Pope Francis gives seven attributes of the fatherhood of Saint Joseph,
Discovering Freedom Through Forgiveness
On December 6, 2020 by steadfastheartofgodFor almost 4 years I have been working in deliverance ministry with Whole Catholic. I personally have spent the last year going through one-on-one Discipleship Deliverance and have recently “graduated.” This journey has been one where I have learned so much about myself, my enemy, and the Lord God in His abundant Goodness and Mercy.
Christmas Novena & Consecration to the Holy Family
On November 28, 2020 by steadfastheartofgodHail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold. In that hour, vouchsafe, O my God! to hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His
Between the Lines
On November 24, 2020 by steadfastheartofgod“On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me,and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water.’” John 7:37-38 Sometimes the Lord
Peace The World Cannot Give
On November 19, 2020 by steadfastheartofgod“Would that even today you knew the things that make for peace! But now they are hid from your eyes.” Luke 19:42 We hear Jesus say these words in the Gospel reading today and they really ring true in our world at this time. We all think that we know what peace should look like.
Progressing out of our Comfort
On November 13, 2020 by steadfastheartofgodI recently heard a talk on the liturgy and there was one thing in particular that the woman said during this talk that I think I will always remember. In relation to the prayers that we pray during the liturgy, which have been the prayers of the Church since the earliest Church recordings of the
Divine Visitation
On November 7, 2020 by steadfastheartofgod“Therefore there will be a visitation also upon the heathen idols, because, through part of what God created, they became an abomination, and became traps for the souls of men and a snare to the feet of the foolish.” Wisdom 14:11 I have always loved the visitation story of Mary and Elizabeth. The part that