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2015-01-11T15:25:51-04:00

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Being Catholic

Last updated on: January 11, 2015 at 3:25 pm By Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble

Many people seeing the strange outward trappings of the Catholic Church, learn superficially of some of her teachings or upon seeing its members’ sins automatically assume that the Church is a purely human institution that is misguided and backward thinking. Unfortunately, some Catholics believe this as well but many continue going to Church because they rightly recognize that the Eucharist is the most important bond that they can possibly have to Jesus. After learning more of the theology of the... Read more

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2014-12-26T22:24:25-04:00

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Journey of Faith

Last updated on: December 26, 2014 at 10:24 pm By Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble

God designed us so we are naturally inclined to search for Him. God constantly draws us to Himself and we search for Him, whether we are aware of it or not. Sometimes we reject God, and there are many reasons why this may happen. We may be ignorant or indifferent. We may be unhappy with the way the world is and want God to change it or blame God. Or we may have been scandalized by those who profess a... Read more

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2011-02-13T16:44:00-04:00

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Last updated on: February 13, 2011 at 4:44 pm By Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble

Love is the effective willing of the good of the other: May you love effectively this Valentine’s Day and all days! Read more

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2014-12-24T23:10:25-04:00

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Follow Your Heart

Last updated on: December 24, 2014 at 11:10 pm By Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble

God is a spring of living water which flows unceasingly into the hearts of those who pray. ~ St. Louis de Montfort I recently cleaned out an old email account and as I read through several old emails from my college days my jaw dropped. I was shocked at the person I was. I seesawed between an awe of... Read more

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2014-12-23T18:00:26-04:00

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A Letter from John

Last updated on: December 23, 2014 at 6:00 pm By Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble

Dear Theresa, At the end of my Gospel I say, “There are also many other things that Jesus did, but if these were to be described individually, I do not think the whole world could contain the books that would be written” (Jn 21:24). You have asked me to describe Jesus so that you may feel closer to Him. Maybe you wish you could have seen the way that He interacted with the people He healed. Or maybe you wish... Read more

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2011-01-15T22:04:00-04:00

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Unfurl My Love

Last updated on: January 15, 2011 at 10:04 pm By Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble

The love of ChristWaits in my heart.It is ready to be unfurled. But my prideIs like a clenched fist,Holding it in. I am no match for Christ’s loveAnd yet He allowsMe to hold Him in. I’m a stranger to everyoneWithout this Love. Sometimes my eyes openAnd I let Him overtake me,For a moment. It is then that I am a sister,To all. I feel their sorrow, I don’t shut them out.They are mine. Mine? Even then (my) love is incomplete. Read more

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2015-01-11T15:22:50-04:00

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I am God’s Acorn

Last updated on: January 11, 2015 at 3:22 pm By Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble

When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with its fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze – Thomas Carlyle Formation has been a journey into the unknown for me from the very beginning. I had no idea what to expect but I knew it would be painful, and good. Normally these two words do not belong together. Many people might ask, “If you knew something was going to be painful, why... Read more

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2015-01-11T15:20:53-04:00

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The Advent of Hope

Last updated on: January 11, 2015 at 3:20 pm By Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble

In this Advent period we will once again experience the closeness of the One who created the world, who guides history and cared for us to the point of becoming a man. – Pope Benedict XVI A few weeks ago, I visited the local Science Center with another postulant from the Daughters of St. Paul. The exhibit that most impressed me was the timeline that illustrated the age of the universe and the evolution of man. Astronomers estimate the age... Read more

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2015-01-11T15:16:39-04:00

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Free Your Mind

Last updated on: January 11, 2015 at 3:16 pm By Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble

No, I am not going to encourage you to take drugs in this post despite what the post title may lead you to think. There are many ways that we exercise what we think is freedom in this world. We choose what we want to do no matter what the consequences to ourselves and others and we call that freedom. And then when we are tired or hurt from exploring and crossing moral boundaries in the name of freedom, we... Read more

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2015-01-11T15:14:20-04:00

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The Dead We Know

Last updated on: January 11, 2015 at 3:14 pm By Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble

The other night I dreamed about Eric, a friend of mine who died several years ago. We were never that close but I had known him since middle school and I always saw him around until I left Oklahoma for college. When I saw him, I would always say hello and I can still remember his goofy, shy grin as he said, “Hi Theresa” and then looked quickly at the ground. Eric was a dreamer. Most people thought he was... Read more

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