Browsing the June 2020 archive of Blog
Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving... Not Just for Lent | June 17
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 6/17/20
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I’ve been struggling lately with the temptation to try to earn God’s love. I feel like I have to do and say just the right things in order to be God’s gold-star daughter. This has been causing a ... Read More »
Be Perfect | June 16
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 6/16/20
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I’m always intimidated by the Gospel today. I remember in college we always used to say to each other, “God doesn’t expect us to be perfect, He just expects us to do our best. One day our chaplain ... Read More »
When Your Heart Hurts | June 15
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 6/15/20
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I didn’t do much research about the first reading so I’m not going to pretend I know exactly what’s going on haha, but the psalm especially touched my heart.
“Lord, listen to my groaning.”
The world is groaning ... Read More »
Corpus Christi | Sunday, June 14 | Fr. Andy Upah
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 6/15/20
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Today is one of my favorite church feasts of the year. Corpus Christi is all about the most holy body and blood of Jesus. This is really the reason I am still Catholic, and a huge reason why I ... Read More »
Tiny, Whispering Sound | June 12
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 6/12/20
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“A strong and heavy wind was rending the mountainsand crushing rocks before the LORD—but the LORD was not in the wind.After the wind there was an earthquake—but the LORD was not in the earthquake.After the earthquake there was ... Read More »
The Spirit and Fasting and Prayer... Oh My! | June 11
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 6/11/20
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Do you ever notice things coming up over and over again in your life? Whether it’s a word, an idea, a theme, or any number of other things. Sometimes it’s a coincidence, but often it’s the way that God ... Read More »
Jesus's Father vs. Marcion's "God" | June 10
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 6/10/20
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I’ve talked about the beauty and importance of creation before. There have been many heresies over the years claiming that the created world is bad and that we need to reject it in its entirety in order to ... Read More »
St. Ephrem & Being Light | June 9
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 6/09/20
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It’s strange to think now that Easter was almost 2 months ago. Of course, we weren’t able to gather for a public Easter Vigil due to the pandemic and one of the things I missed was the lighting ... Read More »
The Holy Spirit is the Coffee of my Soul | June 8
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 6/08/20
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My alarm went off at 5 am this morning. Every night before we go to sleep, my husband and I pray together for a few minutes. I had asked for the grace to wake up on my first ... Read More »
Homily for Trinity Sunday | Fr. Andy Upah
Posted by Amanda Nobis on 6/08/20
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Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Trinity. The doctrine of the Trinity is probably the most difficult teaching to explain in the entire Catholic Faith.
Personally, I love answering questions about the faith, and I am happy ... Read More »