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I Prayed for Her, So I Deserve Her!

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No.  I was sitting on a pew in church looking at the tabernacle when that thought came to my mind from the depths of my heart.  Before I continue I would like to marvel in the fact that fasting does reveal my heart. I had heard it said that one of the outcomes of fasting is that our true selves are revealed. Sometimes we are snappy, or we desire things to satisfy us. I encourage you to try and deny yourself a few meals and go to God in prayer and talk to Him. Figure out who you really are when your needs are not met and see what it is you reach for and desire to satisfy you. Coming back to my own revelation through fasting. Today when I looked at the tabernacle I felt a deep sadness and also a bit of anger at my God when I told Him, "I prayed for her". I felt an ugliness. I knew it was my pride that spoke. I knew I felt that because I prayed for her, I deserved her to be mine.  I took the feeling to adoration. There I looked at God and told Him how I felt, and surrendered...
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"Ask a Saint to choose you to be your special 2026 friend"

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- Fr. Beau Schweitzer, SOLT I chose St Timothy Disciple of St. Paul The hand gesture used by St. Timothy (and often Christ and other saints) in religious art, with two fingers stretched upwards and three folded down or joined, is a rich piece of Christian symbolism related to key doctrinal beliefs. The meaning of the specific finger positions is as follows: The three fingers (thumb, ring, and pinky) joined or held together symbolize the Holy Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The two fingers (index and middle) stretched upwards represent the two natures of Jesus Christ: that he is both fully divine and fully human in one person (the Incarnation). Read more about him here
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Did I Complete 2025's Goals?

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Somewhat.  Click here for this year's goals. I did not finish the Catechism in a Year Podcast. No excuse. I'm still on Day #34 I got confirmed this year! Thanks to Ashley, Fr. Antonio, Fr. Beau, and Ms. Anselma, I was. I chose Fr. Beau as a sponsor earlier this year and after a few weeks the news was that he was reassigned and was leaving Benque. Because of this there were a couple options: I could choose a different sponsor, keep him and while he is away he could find a proxy, or to keep him as my sponsor and ask Fr. Jordan if Fr. Tony could confirm me. I chose to have Fr. Beau and Fr. Tony be there. Fr. Beau asked Fr. Jordan and he agreed to give Fr. Tony Permission to confirm me. I was so excited and I wished I had told more people about it. I am happy the people I care about were there. Ashley, Tessa, and Judson drove all the way from Burrell Boom to be there.    This is a picture with My mom on the left, me, Fr. Beau above, Ashley, Judson, and Tessa  I have not ...
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When I look at you

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I don't see your mistakes. I don't see your (A) Cracks, your chinks, your stains, your blemishes, or (A) Stains from makeup and tears that fall on you (B) After shots and too many hearts made blue (B) When I look at you, I am sure there's more. (A) I see a beauty that pleads an encore, (A) Allure that beckons the gaze to go for (A) A second glimpse of love that radiates (C) Truth amidst use, this my soul satiates. (C) When I look at you, I am sure there's more. (A) I wish to look, spend a lifetime or four (A) Ever behold splendor more precious than (D) Rubies, land or all that is grand for Man (D) For I look at you, I know that there's more. (A) Sonnet: AABBA AACCA ADDA
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I was on...

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Beyond Basic Season 5 Episode 1 Here's the link if you want to watch the full episode.   Beyond Basic is back and better than ever. Season 5 premieres October 10 at 6pm with new episodes dropping every week! Grab your popcorn and your friends and dive deep with us into real conversations that matter. Catch us on our website, on YouTube and on Facebook for a season you won’t want to miss. Let’s be Beyond Basic 🙌 ✝️Subscribe to our channel! https://guadalupemedia.com/ / YT: @guadalupemediabelize / FB: guadalupemedia 🎥 Support the Channel https://guadalupemedia.com/donate/
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Update on This Year's Goals (2025)

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An easy way of getting a blogpost in is giving an update on how my goals are coming along. Also, going back to the old post ( that you can read here ) is good way to reflect on these goals since I had forgotten some of them.  Finish The Catechism in a Year Podcast  I have not.  Even though I had a bit of a "headstart" I did not get too far into the episodes. I am at Day 30 (CCC #212-221) Get confirmed  I have not.  I did not get a sponsor (Godparent). I was supposed to be confirmed around Easter this year, but since I could not find one it had to be postponed until next year. My mom had suggested Deacon Cal, and a few other people were suggested to me by Ms. Anselma. I had read that it needed to be someone you can trust to seek advice from. Nobody I had been considering were close enough to me that I would seek them out to talk to. Weeks passed and I just hadn't been going to the OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults) classes. It wasn't until a few Sunda...
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Which Patron Saint should I choose?

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     I never thought the question would be on my mind for so long. Since I had my conversion in Mexico, I felt strongly that I should choose a Saint whose relic I saw in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. St. José Sánchez del Río's toe was in the basilica.  I had watched the movie about his life, and later I read the book about his life and fell deeper in love with his sacrifice. I was determined to have him be my patron Saint. Although, I had never asked for his intercession. Rarely had I ever asked for a Saint's intercession.      Around March 19 of this year, I went to confession. I had confessed a sin I was addicted to, and Fr. Mike had advised me to pray for the intercession of St. Joseph for help with fighting this addiction. I did ask for help after that confession but thought little of it. Looking back at it a few days I had realized I had not fallen into the same sin for some time. That intercession I felt had been the first time I re...
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