by Christina Semmens | Apr 21, 2021 | Christian Living, evangelization, holiness, Upcoming Events, YouTube
Third Week of the Easter Season is now upon us. We have celebrated both the Easter Octave and Divine Mercy Sunday. And this last Sunday, we heard the account of of Jesus’ Resurrection appearance to the Apostles in the Upper Room. The joy and peace of the season...
by Christina Semmens | Apr 14, 2021 | Christian Living, holiness, YouTube
We are now into the Second Week of the Easter Season. We celebrated the great feast of Divine Mercy this last Sunday to conclude the great Easter Octave, and are now entered fully into the Easter season. So this week’s addition to the Connections Between Faith and...
by Christina Semmens | Apr 10, 2021 | Christian Living, podcast, Upcoming Events, YouTube
In this podcast episode, Christina shares Food for the Head, Heart, Hands and Feet that provides ways for you to enter more deeply into the mysteries, joys and blessings of the Easter Season. You can check out the entire episode here: Episode...
by Christina Semmens | Apr 6, 2021 | Christian Living, holiness, YouTube
He is Risen! Alleluia! Alleluia! It is finally Easter! And we are now in the midst of the Easter Octave–a total of eight Solemnities in a row! No fasting, penance or mortification allowed! We are to feast and rejoice and be glad because Jesus has made all things...
by Christina Semmens | Mar 31, 2021 | Christian Living, holiness, podcast, YouTube
During this Holy Week, I thought it was especially appropriate to share this recent conversation that I had with K. Heidi Fishman. Heidi and I connected through a mutual friend on SmartCatholics, and was overjoyed to have the chance to have a conversation about her...
by Christina Semmens | Mar 30, 2021 | Christian Living, evangelization, holiness, Upcoming Events, YouTube
Holy Week is finally upon us! And with Holy Week comes the great challenge of living the great Triduum–Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, Easter–in the midst of a world that continues to move along as if there is nothing special about these...