by Christina Semmens | Jun 17, 2026 | Blog, Christian Living, holiness, Leadership, Paul, Travel
Has been quite a week. Last Tuesday on June 9th, I laid my husband, COL (Ret) Eugene Paul Semmens, to rest at Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington, DC. Gravestones at Arlington The service and military honors rendered were beautiful, and the gathering...
by Christina Semmens | Jul 10, 2025 | holiness, Ireland & Scotland, Pilgrimages
Greetings! Has been a few weeks as I have failed to post anything about my travels to both Ireland and Scotland during the last 17 days as it was go, go, go. However, since I am now sitting delayed on the tarmac in Philadelphia waiting to fly to Atlanta and then drive...
by Christina Semmens | Jul 4, 2024 | holiness
I wrote a post on July 4th three years ago that still has great application for our current political landscape today, so wanted to share it with you again with a few updates. I pray that you find this to be a help to enter more deeply into your holiday celebrations...
by Christina Semmens | Jan 4, 2022 | holiness
This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Scott Weeman of Catholic in Recovery. Scott is the founder of Catholic in Recovery, a nonprofit organization that seeks to serve those suffering from addictions and unhealthy attachments (including...
by Christina Semmens | Dec 11, 2021 | holiness
This week’s Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation is with Kelly Guest, mother of nine, author of Saintly Moms: 25 Stories of Holiness. Our conversation was a fascinating and enjoyable one as we discussed Kelly’s journey from being a Dominican nun to...
by Christina Semmens | Nov 30, 2021 | holiness
It’s Advent. And the key to Advent is about preparing ourselves to be transformed by the coming of the Word Made Flesh, Emmanuel, at Christmas. But the challenge is whether we are allowing that transformation to happen. This is the focus of the 100th episode of...