Beauty
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Christina Mamaril on Chasing Beauty
When I first got on Instagram, a friend dutifully warned me that it was the place for shallow people, mostly celebrities and celebrity-wannabes, social climbers, those with a materialistic bent. So I tread carefully for a while, until one day,… Continue reading
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Considering Beauty in 2017
Today marks the end of National Woman’s Month. For the past 30 days I’ve been musing about what being a Catholic woman means in 2017, and my wanderings led me… to beauty. I found it rather striking that all three… Continue reading
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Combating Egocentrism: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
One way to combat egocentrism… is to focus on everything that God has made and done for us. Because it’s all His. Our time, our talent, our visions, our gifts, our children, they’re all “ours”, but borrowed, for a while.… Continue reading
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Scripture, Beauty, Art, Chesterton: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
Today’s reading was a bit WOW for me, I’m kinda left speechless, so I’m limiting my “response reflection” to music and art. Here’s where I “journeyed” today…. some of my favorite Scripture verses. I thought it would be interesting to… Continue reading
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Why I Love My Spouse/Why I Love God: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
Years ago, I was in one of those moods, and I asked my husband why he loved me. His response? “Because you love me.” I was quite perturbed by his response. “What are you saying, you only love me because… Continue reading