Loralyn Wanda

Books Read: May 2024 Edition

Happy are You Poor by Thomas Dubay What Your Money Means by Frank J. Hanna The Holy Spirit in the Bible, Little Rock Scripture Study The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix Tripwire by Lee Child Walking with God by Jeff Cavins Finding Peace in the Storm by Dan Burke Three Kinds of Lucky by Kim Harrison

Books Read: April 2024 Edition

Purposefooled by Kelly Needham Prayer: The Great Means of Salvation by St. Alphonsus of Ligouri Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day! By Kate Bowler Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit by Kevin Vost Terciel & Elinor by Garth Nix Goldenhand by Garth Nix Clariel by Garth Nix Abhorsen by Garth Nix Mostly What God Does by Savannah Guthrie The Little Way by St. Therese of Lisi…

The Confessions

Here is a random collection of my highlights from The Confessions by St. Augustine. "...weeping at the death of Dido for love Aeneas but failing to weep at his own death for failing to love you, O God. You, O light of my heart; you, O bread of the depths of my soul; you, O power who gives vigor to my mind and rouses my thoughts; you I did not love. I was guil…

No Greater Love: Edward Sri

Sri beautifully captures the essence of Christ's passion, inviting readers to reflect on God's love manifested on the Cross. Here are some poignant quotes that resonated deeply with me: "The nails could not have held him fast to the Cross if love had not held him there first." This quote, found on page 6, encapsulates the ultimate act of love dis…

Books Read: March 2024 Edition

The Three Conversions and the Three Ways of the Spiritual Life by Fr. R. Garrigou-Lagrange God: What Every Catholic Should Know by Elizabeth Klein The Little Way of Living with Less by Laraine Bennett Crucial Conversations by Joseph Grenny Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke Let Sleeping Dragons Lie by Garth Nix The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams…

Surrender

"If love - real love - is a response to the love God has for us, then our inevitable response to God is surrender. God is God; we are not. His love is so pure that the only appropriate response to is is to receive it, to surrender. Surrender is 'an ongoing exodus out of the closed inward-looking self' so that our life is about God." page 173 of Th…