a touch of heaven

a sporadic digital journal of a constantly sleep deprived 23-year-old working catholic woman right smack in the hustle and bustle of Singapore.

[redeemed-renewed-restored]

[petitworld]

Gresgarth Hall, Lancashire, England by Susan Rushton

[bluebell-lace]

🦢 our lady of sorrows 🕯

[jesuspilled]

[misscrazyfangirl321]

This is your gentle encouragement if you're struggling with temptation: Don't give in to sin. Don't. It might feel good for a moment, but you will regret it deeply later.

I love you. One step at a time, okay?

[atouchofheaven]

Random late night thoughts and reflection whilst I struggle to sleep and can’t stop thinking of a guy while worrying and overthinking my vocation. Please pray for me.

Jesus, for some reason, I can’t seem to fall asleep. My mind is racing with a million thoughts, and my heart is restless. The preoccupation in regards to my vocation weighs heavily on my heart, especially because this guy (you know exactly who, Lord) has been taking up my thoughts and my heart seems drawn to him, and with the lack of better words, I seem to have a crush on him.

I think what drew me in, was how dependable he is, and how he took care off and protected me. Objectively Abba, Father, I know he would make a good Catholic husband, but I feel as if in this season of my life I am supposed to be discerning vocation, and responding to your call to love you first, to give my heart to you. I fear that these feelings will hinder me from considering religious life seriously, and from answering your invitation to me. But my heart seems to desire something else completely different, and no amount of prayer seems to dissuade it.

Tell me what to do, Lord. Speak to me in the silence. Lord Jesus Christ, son of the living God, have mercy on me a sinner.

[a-daughter-of-jesus-christ]

[bigbighouse]

please pray for my family. fire services lost control of a brush fire and my hometown is evacuated

[atouchofheaven]

Had the privilege of being able to visit this beautiful church in Lisbon (Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima) and venerate the relics of Blessed Pierre Giorgio Frassati and Pope St John Paul II.

I think I was just struck by Bl. Pierre Giorgio Frassati’s love for the poor and how he was a fun loving dude who was filled with so much youthful energy and zeal.

[cheerfullycatholic]

I don't know how many times we have to say this before people start to listen

You do not get to kill someone just because you think their life isn't worth living

[cheerfullycatholic]

I hope someday kids don't have to fear coming out to their Catholic families. I hope someday they're raised being taught the whole truth, that while actions are sinful and the Church cannot condone them, feelings and temptations are not, and that God doesn't love them any less for something they can't control. I hope when they start to feel these things their immediate reaction isn't "oh no, my parents will kill me if they find out" but, "I need to talk about this with my parents". I hope someday it's no longer treated as the worst thing a person could be, or something that needs to be hidden. I hope someday they don't feel unwelcome by their parish, that they know they belong there just as much as anyone else. I hope someday they're taught that a celibate life is not a punishment, but a beautiful way to live a holy life- not just for lgbt people, but for anyone who chooses it, and that it's no longer looked at as a lesser option. I hope someday they can confidently turn to their loved ones for support and guidance, and not have to carry this alone. I hope someday lgbt Catholics are loved in the Church like God loves them.

[ave-immaculata]

I obviously am a big fan of forgiveness meaning loving the person, i.e. willing their good, but I'm slowly becoming more and more obsessed with it in a very Our Father sense, i.e. releasing them from the debt they owe you.

Release them from the debt of an apology they owe you.

Release them from the debt of understanding and acknowledging that they hurt you.

Release them from the debt that they owe you recompense.

And saying it, out loud, in the name of Jesus.

[atouchofheaven]

“My God ‘I choose all!’ I don’t want to be a saint by halves, I’m not afraid to suffer for You, I fear only one thing: to keep my own will; so take it for ‘I choose all’ that You will!”

- St Thérèse of Lisieux (A Story of a Soul)

This portion from St Thérèse’s biography, really moved my heart as I was reading. This simple sentence really embodies how I desire to live my life, and I can only pray for the grace to one day be able to say whole heartedly that ‘I choose all’ for God

[eternal-echoes]

Porn is intrinsically bad. The word "porn" shouldn't be use to describe neutral things like "food porn, view porn, etc." as if porn is a good descriptive word. This way of language paves the way to normalizing porn.

[dramoor]

"Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD."

~Leviticus 19:18

[knowledgetosorrow]

Virgin "I'm praying for you" public remark to demean someone and make yourself look good

vs

Chad silence and praying for them in private when your fleshly response is to throw hands on sight

[rosencatholic]

Pray always for the lost souls who hold great bitterness in their hearts towards God.

I can only imagine the immense sorrow that the Lord holds for His children who push Him away and reject Him.