And updating again....I like this quote:

For it is in the Heart of Christ that the human heart learns to know the true and unique meaning of its life and destiny; it is in the Heart of Christ that the human heart receives its capacity to love."

~Pope John Paul II

It's so true!  It makes me miss papa a lot!

Yay I'm home!  This makes me so happy!!!  Clearly you can see that when I am home I have so much more time on my hands that I actually have enough time to update my journal....this is pathetic!  Well, I'm also happy that I passed all of my exams and therefore passed all my classes!!!!  WOOHOO!!!!  They're not necessarily with flying colors, but ( Read more... )

This reflection was sent to me by Sr. Lois from Indy.  It's really moving, but I'm sure that I need to meditate on it a little more to truely understand it.

St. John
By St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross -Edith Stein - was a German philosopher and a convert from Judaism who became a Carmelite nun and was put to ( Read more... )

Well, I'm kinda bored right now, so I'm catching up on reading stuff online...I actually found some decent articles for the Christmas season!  So if you need some edification on why we celebrate Christmas or just pick-me-put amongst the consummerism driven society out there read these:

"7 good reasons to celebrate Christmas"
&
How to best honor Jesus ( Read more... )

So I'm bored...got this from Sara Heimer and thought i might do it.  Actually I'm really not bored, but I'm avoiding doing whatever I'm supposed to be doing right now...making dinner, getting by brothers out of the bathroom, exercising...anything but this really but I'll just be real quick with it.

I miss school, but NOT the STRESS!!!  I was crying ( Read more... )

I forgot one thing....Today is ST. CHARLES BORROMEO'S feast day!!! He's really awesome! Here's where you can find him:

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03619a.htm

I'm online...it is wierd because I never get online, but today I am forced because I am attempting to sign up for classes next semester.  The important word being ATTEMPTING!!!  It's so, so that's why I'm updating the journal now.

O MY GOSH!!!! I got the biggest surprize ever last night!!! So I was really tired and went to bed at like 10:30 ( Read more... )

SO I'm finally updating again!  I've neglected the journal...sorry for all of you who like to read it!  ANY way I really should be writing a paper, but I'm in the process of avoiding it for a little bit longer...

Things are well with me...I can't complain because life is good.  I have been stressed because of midterms and then all these papers are ( Read more... )

Busy week last week.  Worked normal hours most days and then I worked extra for one of my families.  Not just a little, but I went over every day last week except friday and saturday....I needed a break this weekend to say the least.

THen, my friend Barbie is going abroad for the semester(yay mexico!) so we got together on thrusday for a concert ( Read more... )

Cure' of Ars - On Prayer

My children, you have a small heart, but prayer enlarges it and renders it capable of loving God. Prayer is a foretaste of heaven, a flowing out of a touch of paradise. It never leaves us without sweetness. It is a honey, which descends in the soul and sweetens everything. The troubles melt before a well said prayer like ( Read more... )