Tag Archives: trust

Let Teresa of Avila teach you about patience

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Connie Rossini

Teresa of Ávila wrote these words on a bookmark she kept in her breviary: Let nothing disturb you; Nothing frighten you. All things are passing. God never changes. Patience obtains all things. Nothing is wanting to him who possesses … Continue reading →

Posted in Saints | Tagged Carmelites, Catholic, Hope, Humility, Patience, Teresa of Ávila, trust | 5 Comments

Harden not your hearts

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Connie Rossini

“If today you hear God’s voice, harden not your hearts.” This Psalm response from Sunday’s Mass is familiar to those who pray the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office). Taken from Psalm 95, it is part of the Invitatory prayed … Continue reading →

Posted in Openness | Tagged Catholic, Corrie Ten Boom, Despair, Hiding Place, Invitatory, Liturgy of the Hours, Mary and Martha, Rest, Rules, trust | 7 Comments

3 conversions of the purgative way

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Connie Rossini

Going through old files today, I came across a Secular Carmelite newsletter from 1997. In it our community’s spiritual director wrote about the three stages of conversion in the purgative way. His source was Fr. Benedict Groeschel’s Spiritual Passages: … Continue reading →

Posted in Spiritual Growth | Tagged Carmelite, Catholic, Conversion, Fr. Benedict Groeschel, Prayer, Purgative Way, trust | 20 Comments

Trusting God with your future

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Connie Rossini

Last December, I began a quest to trust God more. It started with my reading The Way of Trust and Love by Jacques Philippe. You can read my original post on St. Therese’s trust here. (I know I link to … Continue reading →

Posted in Virtue | Tagged Carmelite, Catholic, Death, Immaculée Ilibagiza, St. Therese of Lisieux, Suffering, trust | 12 Comments

Is fear or love the better motivator?

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Connie Rossini

Last week’s post on the Final Judgment (and Mr. Darcy and St. Therese) reminded me of two opposing views I’ve read in books about homeschooling. Some authors say that loving your students is the best way to motivate them to … Continue reading →

Posted in Education | Tagged Catholic, Elizabeth Foss, homeschool, Last Judgment, Love, Niccolò Machiavelli, Oliver DeMille, trust | 3 Comments

God, Mr. Darcy, and St. Therese

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Connie Rossini

Are you afraid of standing before God on Judgment Day? Does the thought of facing Him make you fear death? Even if you’ve committed mortal sin in your lifetime, you only have to fear God in one circumstance–if you die … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Catholic, Jane Austen, Last Things, literature, Thérèse of Lisieux, trust | 14 Comments

Can you become a saint by sheer willpower?

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Connie Rossini

Fr. Thomas Dubay used to tell this anecdote: The sister of St. Thomas Aquinas once asked him, “How can I become a saint?” St. Thomas answered, “Will it.” This story came back to me recently. Trying to accept with peace … Continue reading →

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You can’t lose, unless you give up

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Connie Rossini

How is your Lent going? Did you accidentally eat meat today? Did you give in and eat chocolate, drink coffee, or indulge in whatever else you promised to give up? Have you missed your prayer time, slept through daily Mass, … Continue reading →