Great post! I wholeheartedly agree about the Pope speculation. I’ll read what the Pillar puts out and stay far far away from the rest of it. So not worth out. Have definitely felt convicted this time around how much I need to pray for the Holy Father, and not just analyze him/his actions. I’m in the toddler chaos/no slow mornings and appreciate the prayers haha-I am trying to incorporate little child friendly pauses in my day with a watch that I can set alarms on( roughly corresponding to liturgy of the hours times) reminding me to think of God and take a deep breath. My tendency is to want to do all the prayer/reading/liturgical things, and that just isn’t my season right now. Finally, loved your point about how truly radical the gospel is-it’s one of the harder parts of being a cradle Catholic for me-that I’m just too “used to” it at times. As a parent, what has been regularly hitting me over the head as really radical is love as cross, that Jesus’ demand to lay down our lives for Him (by our service to others) is really really really hard. Not for the faint of heart. Not simple. And seeing how often I fail at that radical self-love has (begun) to cure me of some of my self-complacency/helped me to realize a bit more deeply how much I need grace and forgiveness
Thank you Elise! I’ve been following the Pillar too and have found their commentary to be honest and balanced. So rare these days!
Being a toddler mom is not for the weak! So you can count on continued prayers ❤️
And I’m so glad the reflection sparked for you. I found I too, even as a convert, was used to the Gospel and it wasn’t until I dove into history that I realized how radical it truly was and even is today!
Great post! I wholeheartedly agree about the Pope speculation. I’ll read what the Pillar puts out and stay far far away from the rest of it. So not worth out. Have definitely felt convicted this time around how much I need to pray for the Holy Father, and not just analyze him/his actions. I’m in the toddler chaos/no slow mornings and appreciate the prayers haha-I am trying to incorporate little child friendly pauses in my day with a watch that I can set alarms on( roughly corresponding to liturgy of the hours times) reminding me to think of God and take a deep breath. My tendency is to want to do all the prayer/reading/liturgical things, and that just isn’t my season right now. Finally, loved your point about how truly radical the gospel is-it’s one of the harder parts of being a cradle Catholic for me-that I’m just too “used to” it at times. As a parent, what has been regularly hitting me over the head as really radical is love as cross, that Jesus’ demand to lay down our lives for Him (by our service to others) is really really really hard. Not for the faint of heart. Not simple. And seeing how often I fail at that radical self-love has (begun) to cure me of some of my self-complacency/helped me to realize a bit more deeply how much I need grace and forgiveness
Thank you Elise! I’ve been following the Pillar too and have found their commentary to be honest and balanced. So rare these days!
Being a toddler mom is not for the weak! So you can count on continued prayers ❤️
And I’m so glad the reflection sparked for you. I found I too, even as a convert, was used to the Gospel and it wasn’t until I dove into history that I realized how radical it truly was and even is today!