by Christina Semmens | Nov 13, 2021 | holiness
“It is not that we have so little time, but that we have wasted so much of it.” —Seneca Time is short. We all know this, but are we living out this knowledge? Especially when we look at our daily life? But even more so, how well are we living the time we have been...
by Christina Semmens | Nov 9, 2021 | holiness
Happy National Vocations Awareness Week! To help raise awareness, I am so very pleased to share this week’s Say Yes to Holiness 1 on 1 Conversation podcast episode that I had with Father Michael Zimmerman, Assistant Vocations Director for the Archdiocese of Boston and...
by Christina Semmens | Nov 5, 2021 | holiness
“Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth.” This wisdom shared by Saint Pope John Paul II is key as faith and reason are two of the most important building blocks of our spiritual life. In this Say Yes to...
by Christina Semmens | Nov 2, 2021 | holiness
This week’s Say Yes to Holiness 1 on 1 Conversation podcast episode is with Justin Dery, Director of Ministries at St Paul Parish in Seneca, SC and an OSV Innovation Talk speaker. Our conversation revolved around Justin’s talk, entitled, “Undignified Liturgical...
by Christina Semmens | Oct 31, 2021 | holiness
This week’s Say Yes to Holiness 1 on 1 Conversation podcast episode is with Deacon Charlie Echeverry, Founder and Managing Director of Black/Brown, and an OSV Innovation Talk speaker. Did you know that 42% of U.S. Catholics are Latino? And if you only count those aged...
by Christina Semmens | Oct 29, 2021 | holiness
I have noticed a disturbing trend that has been emerging in the last few weeks, and that’s the trend of putting things off. I am hearing. A lot of statements that begin with “Once I get this done” or “After I…” or “When I do this, then…” That sound...