Journeying With The Saints

This week we are reading the 45th number from "Way to Inner Peace." This is our last reading in the "Wisdom" section. Next week we move into the "You" section. The topic is on silence. We don't like to think too much about silence or talk about it. It makes us very uncomfortable. Bishop Sheen is going to show us why it makes us so uncomfortable, but why it's so important to have periods of silence...

Today's readings are from Notebook 5, numbers 1525-1530. Another ten days down! Good job! We are going to talk about pride and our judgment of others' souls and...our judgment of our own righteousness. Sister Faustina is going to have a couple of interactions with two different sisters. We are going to focus on one sister in particular that unjustly judges Sister Faustina.   

Today readings will be from Notebook 5, numbers 1520-1524. We are going to have two sets of readings today. One set will be our normal readings from Sister Faustina. The other reading will be a letter that connects to Christ's words today. I'm going to be talking about hardened sinners. All of us have wondered at some souls, haven't we? We wonder how hardened sinners have conversions. And, yet, we...

Today's readings are from Notebook 5, numbers 1514-1519. Our default setting as humans is to be impatient. If you take a moment to think about all the ways we are impatient it's quite a long list. Sister Faustina is going to be talking briefly about patience and how there is much power hidden in patience. She also talks about how patience leads to victory. We'll discuss what she means.   

Today's readings are from Notebook 5, numbers 1508-1513. The message today is all about suffering. When someone is first diagnosed with something, we all rush to this person's aid. As time goes on, people drop off and some even seem annoyed that a person remains sick. Sickness can cause a lot of loneliness. Sister Faustina shares how much she suffering when people doubt her sickness, stop helping...

Today's readings are from Notebook 5, numbers 1502-1507. With the advent of social media a lot changed in how we present ourselves. There is the opportunity to present the most spectacular parts of your life. But, I've noticed there is also a growing pressure to present your life as a "hot mess" to show "reality." Sister Faustina is going to disclose that she once tried to show that she had humili...

Today's readings are from Notebook 5, numbers 1496-1501. Congrats on finishing another hundred numbers! We are in the 1500s now.  Sneaky Satan shows up and tries with a number of different persuasions to try and tempt Sister Faustina away from spreading the message of Divine Mercy. We'll go over his common tactics.  At the end, I'll be revealing what we will be reading for next year's podcast!  

Today's readings are from Notebook 5, numbers 1490-1495. Things are back to normal today. We are a homeschooling family and so I have taught all three of my kids. Repetition is part of schooling. Sometimes, people just need to hear things over and over again before they get it. On Day 304, we have heard some repetitive things from this diary now. I invite you to not get impatient with the repetiti...

This week we are reading from the 44th number from "Way to Inner Peace." Do you have an open mind? I think most people would say that they do and that other people don't. Bishop Sheen teaches us that there is a good way to have an open mind and there is a bad way for us to have an open. This is a very relative topic for our times, as is every reading from Bishop Sheen.  Three Key Points: Responsib...

Today's readings are from Notebook 5, number 1489. This is our last day of reading these conversations with Christ and a certain soul. So, like the last couple of days, I will read the conversation and then leave it at that. Tomorrow we will get back into my reflections. Today, Christ is speaking to a perfect soul.   

Today's reading is from Notebook 5, number 1488. We have two more days of these conversations with Christ and a soul. They are different than anything else we've read. I hope you are enjoying them. They are very special readings. Christ will be speaking today to a soul striving for perfection.   

Today's reading will be from Notebook 5, number 1487. Our readings today will be like the past two days. We will be reading a conversation between Christ and a soul. The soul is suffering and Christ works to get it to open up to Him. If you are  going through some deep suffering right now, I think you'll find today's readings comforting.   

Today's reading is from Notebook 5, number 1486. DAY 300!!! Can you believe it?! Congratulations, Catholic Pilgrims! Again, today, is one of those different days. We will be reading a conversation between God and a despairing soul. I'm pretty sure this was the conversation my soul had with God back a long time ago. I will just be reading the conversation and then I will leave it at that. I encoura...

Today's reading is from Notebook 5, number 1485. We are getting ready to enter into a section of readings that are very different than anything we have read so far. So, I'm going to approach them in a different way. For the next couple of days, we are going to be reading conversations with God and a soul. They are so impactful that I don't want to ruin them with my thoughts afterwards. I just want...

Today's readings are from Notebook 5, numbers 1478-1484. There is so much I wish to discuss from our readings today. However, I can't go on and on. Lol. We are going to focus on the fact that we should never burden anyone with living their faith life with the same devotional practices that we choose to practice. We need to make sure that we are allowing the Church to be the authority figure and no...

Today's readings are from Notebook 5, numbers 1472-1477. Sister Faustina is going to ask Christ for a greater intellect in order to better understand Him, which is the most perfect reason of all. However, it is often common that we want to have a greater intellect in order to puff up our own ego or make us the smartest person in the room. We need to make sure that if are seeking a great intellect...

This week we are reading from the 43rd number from "Way to Inner Peace." Do you want to know how to deal with people that differ from you? It's so difficult to deal with people that aren't in line with our way of thinking. Our society feels very contentious with all the divisions in politics and we mostly just want to fight with those in opposition with us. We think the fight will draw them to our...

Today's readings are from Notebook 5, numbers 1467-1471. Thank goodness that on our Judgment Day it is only Christ that stands and judges us. He knows the big picture of our life. That doesn't necessarily mean that we won't get a judgment of Hell if we have mortal sin on our souls. However, we know that Christ will be a Just Judge. I'm grateful that people here on earth don't get to judge my soul...

Today's readings are from Notebook 5, numbers 1462-1466. So, if we become a Christian than all is peace and harmony, right? Well, that's not exactly true. At some point in our Christian life there is going to be division: Division within ourselves, division with others, and the world at large. Sister Faustina has had to deal with a lot of division in our readings within herself, with others, and e...

Today's readings are from Notebook 5, numbers 1457-1461. Yesterday, Sister Faustina was very sick in her cell. She chose not to ask her confessor come to her cell for Confession because she's worried that the other sisters will murmur even more about her. They have been talking about her and viewing her as being lazy and not as sick as she claims to be. Jesus has something to say about her decisio...

Today's readings are from Notebook 5, numbers 453-1456. Boy, today's readings really convicted me. It's all about sickness and how we treat people when they are sick. It is often that we get upset and irritated when people tell us they are sick. And...we all become doctors, don't we? We all diagnose everybody and tell them that it's not real and all in their head. I don't respond well to people te...

Today's readings are from Notebook 5, numbers 1449-1452. So, it's the New Year! 1938. Where were you in 1938? If there are any of you listening alive at that time, let us know! If you think back all the way to the beginning, we really started on our journey with Sister Faustina back around 1926. We've come a long way with her and she has grown a lot. I'd like to hope that we have, too.   

Today's readings are from Notebook 5, numbers 1444-1448. Most of our readings today are Christ's words. Really, really pay attention to what He is saying. He talks about how hard it is on Him when people are indifferent toward Him in Holy Communion. He greatly desires us to meet Him in the Sacrament of Reconciliation so we can receive His mercy. He wants more than anything for us to receive His me...

Today's readings are from Notebook 5, numbers 1437-1443. Parental warning: I will be talking about Santa today, so you may want to listen without young children around.  Congratulations on another 10 days down! So, it is Christmas Eve with Sister Faustina. Really focus on all the different emotions she goes through and her constant focus on God during this special time of year.   

This week we are reading from the 42nd number from "Way to Inner Peace." We get to talk about one of my favorite topics to discuss. It causes a lot of controversy when I bring it up on my social media platforms. It's the topic of judgment. It's such an interesting topic to talk about because we all judge, we must to get through this world. Judgment is such a dirty world even though we must make ju...