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Riley’s 7th Birthday – Burbank, CA

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Praying and hoping each day, for sooner rather than later... 📷: @whitemariachi418

I’m thinking getting quarantined in here wouldn’t be boring 🤓 #200000Books #LongRoom #TrinityCollege #Dublin

It’s hard to stay afloat when there are so many things trying to bring you down, and yesterday morning felt like the heaviest time in a while. Part of it was me letting impatience take over, and it’s a slippery slope when that happens. But little by little, a hand reached out to lift me up - a funny start to a meeting with my boss, a text exchange comprised entirely of gifs and memes, emails from wonderful people saying they thought of and are praying for me, phone calls with friends that contained more laughter than words, texts of my godkids doing Pokémon yoga, my sister and I cracking up through entire YouTube workouts (it was like 10 min!), and then to end the day, a funny conversation about what we imagine Jesus looks like (hiking clothes or nah? 😆). // These days are melding one on top of the other, seemingly weighing us down; but there will always always be something or someone that brings buoyancy. We just have to pay attention 💛 #happyfriday

“Deepest communion with God is beyond words, on the other side of silence.” ~ Madeleine L’Engle // Yesterday, after attending mass online (pretty cool, but still a little odd 🙃), I purposely gave myself 45 minutes of silence. I closed my bedroom door, lit a candle, and sat there to read, reflect and meditate. // Despite all the social distancing and quarantining at home, the world can still be a loud place; the bombardment of information alone has been overwhelming. I used to receive silence regularly, just from my weekly commute, but since that is now a luxury I never considered to be so, I have to create that silence some other way, even if it’s for just a few minutes; even if it’s just to hear God’s voice remind me, “I’m right here.” 🙏🏼❤️ #MeaningfulMonday

“Why are you afraid? Have you no faith? Faith begins when we realise we are in need of salvation. We are not self-sufficient; by ourselves we flounder: we need the Lord, like ancient navigators needed the stars. Let us invite Jesus into the boats of our lives. Let us hand over our fears to him so that he can conquer them.” ~ #PopeFrancis

Pope Francis held up the monstrance to the emptiness of St. Peter’s Square, and despite being over 6,000 miles away, I was so moved by not only everything happening in this image, but also by every intention behind it. Not only is the Holy Father encouraging us to strengthen our faith, he’s also carrying the weight of every one finding it hard to do so. His words, however, remind us he is not alone - we are not alone: “Embracing his cross means finding the courage to embrace all the hardships of the present time, abandoning for a moment our eagerness for power and possessions in order to make room for the creativity that only the Spirit is capable of inspiring. It means finding the courage to create spaces where everyone can recognize that they are called, and to allow new forms of hospitality, fraternity and solidarity. By his cross we have been saved in order to embrace hope and let it strengthen and sustain all measures and all possible avenues for helping us protect ourselves and others. Embracing the Lord in order to embrace hope: that is the strength of faith, which frees us from fear and gives us hope.” #PopeFrancis

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