by Christina Semmens | Jan 2, 2021 | Blog, Christian Living, holiness, Spiritual Resources, Upcoming Events, YouTube
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...
by Christina Semmens | Jan 1, 2021 | Christian Living, holiness, Spiritual Resources, Unhackable, Upcoming Events
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...
by Christina Semmens | Dec 29, 2020 | Christian Living, holiness, Online Conference, Unhackable, Upcoming Events, YouTube
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...
by Christina Semmens | Dec 29, 2020 | Christian Living, podcast, Say Yes Summit, Upcoming Events
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...
by Christina Semmens | Dec 15, 2020 | Christian Living, holiness, Online Conference, Unhackable, Upcoming Events, YouTube
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...
by Christina Semmens | Dec 13, 2020 | holiness, Online Conference, podcast, Upcoming Events
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...