by Christina Semmens | Sep 10, 2018 | Blog, holiness
For those of you who may be unaware, part of my own efforts to say yes and pursue holiness in my personal life is through my work with high school students and young adults. Part of what drives me is the reality that so many people are “turning away” from...
by Christina Semmens | Aug 31, 2018 | Blog, holiness
Finding Peace Amongst...
by Christina Semmens | Aug 22, 2018 | Blog, holiness
Bishop Robert Barron’s Reflection for today, this Feast of Mary as Queen of Heaven, is absolutely brilliant, so wanted to share it. In particular, Bishop Barron refers to the “two standards” meditation that is part of St Ignatius of Loyola’s...
by Christina Semmens | Aug 20, 2018 | Blog, holiness
In light of all the many events that have gone on nationally and personally, it’s hard to believe that only 4 days has passed since I last posted. For those who may be unaware, the reports out of Washington DC and Pennsylvania regarding the abuse of minors by...
by Christina Semmens | Aug 15, 2018 | Blog, holiness
Today is the Memorial of St Maximilian Kolbe. He was a Franciscan priest who was martyred in 1941 in the Auschwitz concentration camp when he volunteered to take the place of a husband and father who had been chosen to die by the Nazi prison guards. St Maximilian had...
by Christina Semmens | Aug 14, 2018 | Blog, holiness
I have found that beginning and ending each day properly, or “right ordered”, is one of the keys to experiencing peace in my life. To be “right-ordered” means simply to put first things first. And that means my first, and my last, thoughts are...