Hello ladies!
Emilie, Elisabeth, and I will be traveling to PA to begin our 5 day course/retreat at the Theology of the Body Institute. Please pray for us! Also, I will be blogging about my experiences there. Hopefully I will be able to post every day, but if that doesn't work out, I will definitely have something here by next Saturday. I hope summer vacation is going well for everyone!
Love you all,
Michele
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
And I miss you more each day...
Beautiful sisters!
I have missed you all so much, and was a tad bit bummed every time Sunday night came around and there wasn't a GP meeting to head to, but then I saw the e-mail about the blog, and remembered it =)
Anywho, I have a very very boring summer job, so I have a lot of time to just sit and think. One day I was sitting and thinking about how it's both really cool and really sad that lots of people who go to CUA live far apart from one another. I mean, it's AWESOME cause you meet people from all over (my friend goes to a school and hasn't met anyone who's not from NJ, PA, or Rhode Island. No lie). I mean we all joke about the "ROP" think, but honestly our school draws people from far and wide... which ROCKS... until summer comes around and some of the closest friends you have are suddenly anywhere from 300 to 3,000 miles away.
This got me thinking on what it means to miss someone. I now think that maybe to miss someone is to love them and recognize their goodness (that's not to say we're not called to love those whose goodness we are ignorant to... love is needed for all =) ). To miss someone is to recognize their absence in your life and to desire their presence again. Think on it... we don't desire to bring back illness or pain... we only desire to bring back that which brings us joy and happiness. To miss someone means that you acknowledge the good in them... recognize it... celebrate it! Also, since all goodness comes from God, it's in a sense praising Him as well!
I love you, dear sisters, and miss you so much, but I know that God wouldn't allow us to be apart for 3+ months if He wasn't doing wonderful things with that time in and with each of our lives.
Sorry for this very long post... I hope summer is going so well it's insane! =) (I also apologize for my job that made me write such a long post... sitting in a corner by myself in a room with no windows for 8 hours a day isn't very good for me haha)
ps. Anyone get the song reference in the title? Who sings it? What (awesome) movie is it in? =P
I have missed you all so much, and was a tad bit bummed every time Sunday night came around and there wasn't a GP meeting to head to, but then I saw the e-mail about the blog, and remembered it =)
Anywho, I have a very very boring summer job, so I have a lot of time to just sit and think. One day I was sitting and thinking about how it's both really cool and really sad that lots of people who go to CUA live far apart from one another. I mean, it's AWESOME cause you meet people from all over (my friend goes to a school and hasn't met anyone who's not from NJ, PA, or Rhode Island. No lie). I mean we all joke about the "ROP" think, but honestly our school draws people from far and wide... which ROCKS... until summer comes around and some of the closest friends you have are suddenly anywhere from 300 to 3,000 miles away.
This got me thinking on what it means to miss someone. I now think that maybe to miss someone is to love them and recognize their goodness (that's not to say we're not called to love those whose goodness we are ignorant to... love is needed for all =) ). To miss someone is to recognize their absence in your life and to desire their presence again. Think on it... we don't desire to bring back illness or pain... we only desire to bring back that which brings us joy and happiness. To miss someone means that you acknowledge the good in them... recognize it... celebrate it! Also, since all goodness comes from God, it's in a sense praising Him as well!
I love you, dear sisters, and miss you so much, but I know that God wouldn't allow us to be apart for 3+ months if He wasn't doing wonderful things with that time in and with each of our lives.
Sorry for this very long post... I hope summer is going so well it's insane! =) (I also apologize for my job that made me write such a long post... sitting in a corner by myself in a room with no windows for 8 hours a day isn't very good for me haha)
ps. Anyone get the song reference in the title? Who sings it? What (awesome) movie is it in? =P
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Commencement
Hey Sisters! Hope your first week out of school is going well. I was back at CUA today for graduation. the presidents speech was really good! I bet they'll have it on you tube so if you have any extra time look up his commencment speech online. God bless you all! Let's make sure to keep praying through the summer.
Love,
Kathryn
Love,
Kathryn
Hey beautiful ladies!! :)
I hope you are all having a wonderful summer (even though it has only been a week)! Anyways, I thought I would try to have this blog come alive & I want advice on something..
Okay, well.. I guess I kind of like this guy. He works somewhere on campus and I used to go there all the time during his shift. I think by as many times as I went, he should recognize me by now. I added him on facebook a month ago and had 2 brief conversations with him through it. I have seen him around a lot but I never ever talked to him in person. He does seems like a decent guy and I would like to get to know him more. The problem is I feel like I have to initiate for it to happen.. is that a bad thing? I feel like the first few times I do not have a choice in the matter and I have no problem with that, really. I just do not want to creep him out and I do not want to seem like I am trying to hard to be friends with him.
I know this seems silly because it is summer and I am worrying about being friends with someone I barely know who is a year above me. I do not expect anything to happen, but I am hoping we can talk a bit this summer. What should I do and how should I approach this?
Thanks girls!! Love you!!
I hope you are all having a wonderful summer (even though it has only been a week)! Anyways, I thought I would try to have this blog come alive & I want advice on something..
Okay, well.. I guess I kind of like this guy. He works somewhere on campus and I used to go there all the time during his shift. I think by as many times as I went, he should recognize me by now. I added him on facebook a month ago and had 2 brief conversations with him through it. I have seen him around a lot but I never ever talked to him in person. He does seems like a decent guy and I would like to get to know him more. The problem is I feel like I have to initiate for it to happen.. is that a bad thing? I feel like the first few times I do not have a choice in the matter and I have no problem with that, really. I just do not want to creep him out and I do not want to seem like I am trying to hard to be friends with him.
I know this seems silly because it is summer and I am worrying about being friends with someone I barely know who is a year above me. I do not expect anything to happen, but I am hoping we can talk a bit this summer. What should I do and how should I approach this?
Thanks girls!! Love you!!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Tonight I found out, through a game similar to truth or dare, that one of my best friends lost her virginity when she was studying abroad. And she didn't tell me. I mean, it definitely makes sense that she didn't say anything about it. She was drunk and it was some random guy, and even if she wasn't planning on staying a virgin until marriage, we all know she could have done better than that.
Later in the conversation, I was asked about how far I had gone with previous boyfriends. I felt SO judged for having done basically nothing. (It's so funny how people are judged when they're on the extremes - either they've done nothing or they've slept with everyone.)
I wouldn't change my choices even if EVERYONE in the WORLD disagreed. But I wish I had the opportunity to have a deeper conversation, go further with my friends, explain my side, and get them to question whether or not their choices have truly brought them the most happiness.
Anyway, I was just down about living the Catholic lifestyle...so I'm glad I have this blog to talk about it...and remember that I go to school at a place where people get where I'm coming from :)
Later in the conversation, I was asked about how far I had gone with previous boyfriends. I felt SO judged for having done basically nothing. (It's so funny how people are judged when they're on the extremes - either they've done nothing or they've slept with everyone.)
I wouldn't change my choices even if EVERYONE in the WORLD disagreed. But I wish I had the opportunity to have a deeper conversation, go further with my friends, explain my side, and get them to question whether or not their choices have truly brought them the most happiness.
Anyway, I was just down about living the Catholic lifestyle...so I'm glad I have this blog to talk about it...and remember that I go to school at a place where people get where I'm coming from :)
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Sister Sarah Bridge!
Beautiful.
We love you, Sarah!
Keep praying for her and her wonderful vocation!
http://www.sistersofmary.org/article.php?id=424
We love you, Sarah!
Keep praying for her and her wonderful vocation!
http://www.sistersofmary.org/article.php?id=424
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Personal Ad - Looking for Accountability
Yikes, I really feel like I'm posting a personal ad for myself...
Girl seeking Gratia Plena sister to be her accountability partner. Must be willing to receive an email, text, or other form of communication from her for at least the next 30 days. History of negative body issues preferred, but not required. If interested, contact Mimi at 66cullari@cardinalmail.cua.edu.
Ok, so I guess that sort of makes a joke about it, but I'm serious right now. I was talking to some boys about how they have accountability partners for some of the things that they struggle with, and I decided that I want one too. We've talked about it in the past for Gratia Plena, and we've had prayer partners. But...I'm really looking for someone who everyday I could just email or something and say "today, I went to Mass, prayed well, and didn't give into a certain temptation." And the person doesn't even have to respond! I guess I've just been kind of having a tough year so far and haven't really been feeling like myself. I'm in a rut, and I would really like to get out of it. I think an accountability partner might be my ticket to freedom!
So, really, if you're interested, shoot me an email.
Girl seeking Gratia Plena sister to be her accountability partner. Must be willing to receive an email, text, or other form of communication from her for at least the next 30 days. History of negative body issues preferred, but not required. If interested, contact Mimi at 66cullari@cardinalmail.cua.edu.
Ok, so I guess that sort of makes a joke about it, but I'm serious right now. I was talking to some boys about how they have accountability partners for some of the things that they struggle with, and I decided that I want one too. We've talked about it in the past for Gratia Plena, and we've had prayer partners. But...I'm really looking for someone who everyday I could just email or something and say "today, I went to Mass, prayed well, and didn't give into a certain temptation." And the person doesn't even have to respond! I guess I've just been kind of having a tough year so far and haven't really been feeling like myself. I'm in a rut, and I would really like to get out of it. I think an accountability partner might be my ticket to freedom!
So, really, if you're interested, shoot me an email.
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