by Christina Semmens | Jul 28, 2020 | 40 Day Challenge, Blog, Book, Christian Living, holiness, YouTube
Here is my weekly recorded YouTube video for all of you as I continue to build up my YouTube Channel until I have 1000 subscribers. (Now up to 43, so thank you to those who subscribed this week–only another 957 to go!) This is the next video in the Connections...
by Christina Semmens | Jul 19, 2020 | Blog, Christian Living, holiness
In the last couple of months, the film Ford v Ferrari has been playing frequently on HBO. For those who are unfamiliar, Ford v Ferrari follows the story of a determined team of American and British engineers and designers, led by automotive designer Carroll Shelby and...
by Christina Semmens | Jul 8, 2020 | Blog, Christian Living, Hamilton, holiness
One positive of still recovering from COVID was the opportunity to watch the Broadway play, now turned movie, Hamilton: An American Musical, at two different points over the holiday weekend. I first had the privilege two summers ago in Atlanta when the Broadway show...
by Christina Semmens | Dec 3, 2019 | Blog, holiness, online course
Bishop Robert Barron posted a video for the first week of Advent that beautifully describes what we should be about in the spiritual life, particularly as we begin a new liturgical year in Advent. Unsplash photo by Lukas Langrock First Things First What struck me most...
by Christina Semmens | Jan 1, 2019 | Blog, Christian Living, holiness
Today was spent in quiet reflection as I prepared to make my promises to become a member of the AVI (Apostles of Interior Life) Family. In the midst of quiet time in Adoration with Jesus, all of us who were gathered together were encouraged to reflect upon not only...
by Christina Semmens | Dec 22, 2018 | Blog, Christian Living, holiness
As we are now drawing super close to Christmas, the world has us in an absolute frenzy of preparations and “checking lists twice.” For those of us for whom Jesus is the reason for this season, it can be extremely disconcerting to traverse through these final days as...