Jul
03
2007
0
The Power to Submit
By Anonymous (not verified)
I underlined the sentence and wrote a question in the margin of the page: "Are we afraid to be saints?"
Mercy Meditations
Jun
25
2007
0
What it Means to be Merciful
By Anonymous (not verified)
Mercy is love that seeks to forgive, console, assist, and care for others in time of need. Mercy is an act of love done without expecting anything in return; it is done for love itself.
Jun
11
2007
0
Stay Awake and Keep Watch
By Anonymous (not verified)
Once, Jesus Himself came to the door as a poor young man and asked for food. Saint Faustina gave him some soup and bread. After he ate it, Jesus revealed Himself to her and told her that He had come down from His heavenly throne to "taste the fruits of [her] mercy" (Diary, 1312).
Jun
08
2007
0
Comedy, Tragedy and Redemption
By Anonymous (not verified)
The first line of chapter one made my jaw drop: "How I met Father Joe: I was fourteen and having an affair with a married woman."
Jun
03
2007
0
Trust, and a Tale of Two Helens
By Anonymous (not verified)
A passage I read recently in the Diary of St. Faustina got me thinking about that struggle for faith in William Gibson's The Miracle Worker.
May
25
2007
0
Tokens of Affection: Being Courted by Jesus
By Anonymous (not verified)
Based on the description of the extravagant gifts St. Faustina receives from her Beloved, we know that Jesus is in love as well.
May
18
2007
0
Our Father, Son of Man
By Anonymous (not verified)
Saint Faustina's knock on the tabernacle reminded me of a child who knocks on the door of her parents' bedroom in the middle of the night.
May
12
2007
0
Showers of Mercy
By Anonymous (not verified)
I finally realized that I was missing the point about bridal and baby showers and why we throw them. Another woman is about to enter into a sacred fellowship with other women, and we know what she will need.
May
08
2007
0
In Silence He Speaks
By Anonymous (not verified)
The idea is not to discourage human speech but to encourage human listening.
May
07
2007
0
Look into the Mirror of Mary
By Anonymous (not verified)
Saint Faustina called Mary her "mirror." A mirror tells the truth. A mirror reflects light to help us notice our flaws so that we can eliminate them. And a mirror shows us when we have improved, when we have taken one more step toward becoming as beautiful as we were made to be.
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