I Found My Destiny

I just recently started reading St. Faustina's Diary, Divine Mercy in My Soul, and already it is stirring my heart up with thoughts on the Lord I've never imagined.

"O God, the more I know You the less I can comprehend You, but this 'non comprehension' lets me realize how great you are! And it is this impossibility of comprehending which enflames my heart anew for You, O Lord. From the moment when You let me fix the eyes of my soul on You, O Jesus, I have been at peace and desired nothing else, I found my destiny at the moment when my soul lost itself in You, the only object of my love."

~St. Faustina, Paragraph 57, Divine Mercy in My Soul


This entry is so moving to me I don't even know where to begin. I definitely know that there is a truth to this in my faith walk, in that the more I know God, the less I focus on figuring out why I love Him so much, and instead just love Him. Contemplating His complexity always ends in rejoicing in His power, and how out of all He is capable of, He thought it somehow important to create little me. And there, my heart is captured. "The eyes of my soul" fixed themselves upon His heart, and there I want to stay for the rest of my days. And the most incredible line-- I found my destiny at the moment when my soul lost itself in You. Everything in my life made sense when I finally opened my heart to Jesus and truly saw Him for who He is.

And now, the only thing that is constant in my life is His love for me. I sin, I stumble, people hurt, people abandon, only God is eternal, only God is the wholeness of love. The only thing that satisfies me is my King, my Father, my Friend, my Lover, my Savior: my Lord Jesus Christ.


"My lover speaks; he says to me,
'Arise, my beloved, my beautiful one,
and come!"
~Song of Songs 2:10

Fishers of Men

Made by the same people that made "God in the Streets of New York," this is a trailer to a Grassroots film on the Priesthood.

And if I may just take a moment to thank God for all the incredible holy priests He has called to the service of His Church, especially those who have been very influential in my life and my formation. I pray that the Lord continue to call these pious men to His service so that our Church might continue to serve His Truth.


"Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: 'This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.' As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea; they were fishermen. Jesus said to them, 'Come follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."
~Mark 1:14-17

Something Interesting...

...to come.

A Taste of Heaven

I know I mentioned Eucharistic Adoration in the post below, but I just wanted to reiterate how absolutely wonderful it is. Seeing my Lord and Savior face to face, spending time just looking at Him and living in His Holy Presence is beyond words.

As humans, the thing that tends to limit us in everything we do is time. Schedules, meetings, classes, meals--everything is set for us based on time. For me, Adoration is always an event where I can truly escape time. Experiencing the beauty of silence, the flickering light of candles on the Altar, the scent of rising incense, and being in the Presence of my Lover seems to be the right formula for me to let go of the world and embrace the life of the sacred--to experience the life of the Heavenly.

Don't get me wrong, the ultimate experience of Heaven on earth is the Holy Mass, where we commune ourselves, through receiving the Holy Eucharist, with all our brothers and sisters in faith both on earth and in Heaven, and of course, the Trinity itself. But, in Adoration, we have that time to just be still and know that He is God, to simply gaze upon the King of Kings and hear Him speak to us, His heart to our own.

If you ever question how much God loves you, go to Mass to re-experience His sacrifice, then spend time with Him in Adoration. Release your worries of the world and open your heart before Him. Jesus will lift your heart up to Heaven and it will dwell there with His Father and all the Saints. And you will find the peace you are searching for.


"O God, you are my God-- for you I long! For you my body yearns; for you my soul thirsts. So I look to you in the sanctuary to see your power and glory. For your love is better than life."
~Psalm 63:2-4

God in the Streets of New York

Adoration is a beautiful way that we worship our Eucharistic Lord as Catholics. The Eucharist is the summit of our faith, and being able to spend time in the Divine Presence moves hearts and changes lives. Seeing our Lord face to face--what more could we ask for?

This video is a trailer for a film which documents a Eucharistic Procession through the streets of New York City, thanks to the incredible Franciscan Friars of the Renewal of the Bronx.

I think it speaks for itself.


"Do not be afraid to go out on the streets and into public places, like the first Apostles who preached Christ and the Good News of salvation in the squares of cities, towns and villages. This is no time to be ashamed of the Gospel."
~Pope John Paul the Great

You've Got Something on Your Forehead...

Ah, Ash Wednesday. The day where everyone asks you "hey, you've got something smuged on your face!" (or they might just stare without asking anything). Also a day when we can easily point out another Catholic in the crowd.



We bear the cross on our foreheads as Lent begins, reminding us that we are but dust. God created us from mere dirt, and we cannot do anything in life without Him. It's a humbling thought, even more humbling when you wear it on your forehead, the ashes, a beautiful symbol and sacramental reminding us of our smallness. The ashes remind me to be little--[oh St. Therese, you are wonderful!] but that's another story.

So yes, we were created of dirt in the ground. We are nothing. You might be asking, well so we're nothing, God doesn't care then, I can go sin or do whatever 'cause I'm dirt. Wrong. God wanted so intently for humankind to exist that He made us, the complex beings we are, out of mere dirt. Sounds like some sort of appearing magic trick, huh? Well, it's God. And this day does remind us that we are small; i.e. we are not God. Letting go of your desires and turning all your actions over to His plan is what it means to be small--trusting Him.

So, we need to be small. This applies to our Lenten traditions, too. Like today's Gospel said, don't go out performing great fasts or long-winded public prayer for the world to see. Rather, do these things hoping that no one else knows but you and God. Kinda tough to do, huh? Sometimes our delicate egos would much rather gather attention, "woe is me, I am so hungry, but I HAVE to fast today, you know the Catholic thing..." or something like that. Be small. Fast and don't let anyone know. Donate to a good cause, but keep your checkbook hidden. Pray your heart out in secret. As the Gospel says, "and your Father who sees in secret will repay you."

Think about what it means to have been so lovingly created by God through the very dust we wear today. Think about all those Lenten sacrifices we make, and pray that one day, your heart will so intensely emulate Christ to the world that it won't take Ash Wednesday for people to notice that you are Catholic.


"If you find that the world hates you, know it has hated me before you. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own; the reason it hates you is that you do not belong to the world, but I chose you out of the world."
~John 15:18-19

Answered Prayers

A great video I found from the Today Show talking about how many convents are bursting at the seams with new sisters. This video looks at the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, a very holy and wonderful order! Have I mentioned that I love Dominicans??


"Together let us thank God for all those individuals who, in their inmost hearts, dedicate themselves to God by a special consecration."
~Vita Consecrata

A New Lenten Mission

The Mardi Gras season has come and is almost gone and Lent is very quickly approaching. I'm thinking that as a sort of spiritual mission for myself, I'm going to try and post more on this little blog of mine--not that anyone really reads it, but moreso as a means for me to use my time on the internet for more than just Facebook.

So stay tuned, hopefully you'll find it to be somewhat entertaining!


"Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one musn't misuse it."
~Pope John Paul the Great