On this 10th day of Christmas, my gift to you revolves around the Ten Lords a Leaping–who in the Twelve Days of Christmas song are representative of the Ten Commandments. In addition, I also have had the privilege of praying and working alongside members of a women’s religious community that is very near and dear to my heart–the Sister Servants of the Eternal Word (SSeW) who are located at Casa Maria Convent and Retreat House in Irondale, Alabama. The Sister Servants of the Eternal Word is a public association of the faithful founded by Mother Mary Gabriel Long in 1987. […]
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On this 9th day of Christmas, which also happens to be a First Saturday, the gifts I have for you are inspired by both our Lady, Mary, Mother of God, and the Nine Ladies Dancing–who in the Twelve Days of Christmas song are representative of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. So, my 9 gifts to you are: Say Yes to Holiness blog post about Blythe Kaufman and her new book, Child Consecration to Jesus Through Mary 2. Interview with Blythe Kaufman, Founder of the Children’s Rosary Movement Say Yes to Holiness YouTube Video 3. The Children’s Rosary Movement’s PDF […]
On this 8th day of Christmas, we also celebrate the Feast of Mary, Mother of God. The 8th day is also when the Church remembers the circumcision and naming of Jesus, which as faithful Jews, Joseph and Mary would have been extremely attentive to celebrating in order to ensure that Jesus would be a part of God’s Chosen People. Very appropriate indeed, as the eight maids a milking from the twelve days of Christmas song are a reference to the 8 Beatitudes, which of course Jesus gave us during His preaching ministry as the ultimate model of what the fullness […]
On this 5th day of Christmas, (the Memorial of Saint Thomas Becket), my gift to each of you within the Say Yes to Holiness Community are: two items from my own Say Yes to Holiness ministry and three items from the free resources available from Fr Mike Schmitz and Fr Mark Mary of Ascension Press: 1. The link to the Webinar Replay from last night’s “Become Unhackable in Work and Life in 2021” 2. This week’s Say Yes to Holiness YouTube Video, “Becoming ‘Lights’ of the Christmas Season” 3. Fr Mike Schmitz’s YouTube video, “Living Life Through the Lens of […]
Susan Pieper and I first met in 2013 through the Catholic Spiritual Mentorship Program that is run by the Holy Family School of Faith of the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas under the auspices of Archbishop Joseph Naumann. Over the last seven years, I have had the privilege of walking the journey towards holiness alongside Susan in both prayer and spiritual friendship. In this podcast, Susan shares what she has most recently been doing, how our Lord has been working in her life to continue to transform her into a saint, and shares some of the stories associated with the […]
This week in the Connections Between Faith and Daily Life YouTube series, Christina discusses about ways you can “find the joy” in the midst of this unusual and challenging Advent season so we are able to ensure that our hearts, minds and souls are worthy dwelling places for the gift of Emmanuel at Christmas. Watch “Where’s the Joy?” May this video help you continue to prepare yourself to receive the gifts that God desires to give you this Christmas, so you can embrace the life He created you for–a life of purpose, peace and abundance. Watch “Where’s the Joy?” on YouTube, […]
Blythe Kaufman and I originally crossed paths in the midst of our involvement in the “God is Mercy” Online Conference that was hosted as part of the SmartCatholics Community. I volunteered to help out with hosting several of the conference sessions, and Blythe was the speaker for one of the sessions. From the moment she began to share about her apostolic work with children, I knew I needed to convince her to be on the Say Yes to Holiness podcast! There are two primary activities that Blythe is involved with. The first is the Children’s Rosary, which is a lay […]
In this episode of the Say Yes to Holiness podcast, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that focuses upon where true joy resides, and discusses how we may each find, and rest in that joy this Advent season. Listen to Episode 44–“Where True Joy Resides” May this podcast inspire, encourage and accompany you in the discovering and resting where true joy resides so you may keep doing WHATEVER IT TAKES while striving for holiness. Listen to Episode 44–“Where True Joy Resides” At the end of podcast, I suggested one way in which you could celebrate the joy […]
This week in the Connections Between Faith and Daily Life YouTube series, Christina shares three ways that we can increase our peace during the Advent season so as to prepare our hearts, minds and souls to receive the fullness of the gift that is the Prince of Peace. Watch 3 Ways to Increase Your Peace This Advent Season May this video help you to grow in awareness about how you can experience more peace during this Advent season, so you can increase your capacity to receive the fullness of this wondrous gift on Christmas. Watch 3 Ways to Increase Your Peace This […]
This week in the Connections Between Faith and Daily Life YouTube series, Christina shares about how Advent is a time of discernment and how you can go about cultivating more hope, peace, joy and love in your daily life this Advent season and beyond. Watch Advent As A Time of Discernment May this video inspire, encourage and helps you TAKE ACTION during this Advent season so you may experience more hope, peace, joy and love throughout this Advent season and beyond in your daily life. Watch Advent As A Time of Discernment on YouTube, and make sure to subscribe to the Say […]