Going With God

“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.”      To me, music is one of life's greatest art forms. Music can carry so much power. It has the power to unite people, it has the power to build people up, it also has the power to motivate people. The right kind of music can also have the opposite effect on people. Music is one of life's true beauties. When people listen to music they shouldn't just hear it. Instead, they should really listen to it. This has become one of my favorite things to do, listing to music and trying to interpret what the artist is trying to say. Many artists say some truly great things. It has been said that music is the highest form of worship, and the angels in heaven just sing forever.     “In the Mass, music that blends both spiritual and artistic excellence is liturgical – it is sacred. Such music has the ability to cultivate, strengthen, and deepen the spiritual experience of...

“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.” - Catherine of Siena Catherine of Siena was the 23rd child of Jacopo and Lapa Benincasa and grew up as an intelligent, cheerful, and intensely religious person. St. Catherine was truly who God was calling her to be despite what her parents wanted her to be. Her parents wanted her to get married, but she protested by cutting her hair so guys would not find her as attractive.  Recently, I was talking to a good friend of mine. He told me that he was excited and happy with where he was right now because he realized something. He said, “I am finally really focusing on who God wants me to be, and not who I or who others want me to be.”  I had been thinking about this since last semester because something that I have always done was compare myself to others. I used to pray that God would give me a certain person’s faith or that he would help me become more like them. This is really a bad thing, especially...

Stop dwelling in the past! Recently I was talking to a friend and we were thinking about the past and decisions we made (or didn't make), about the way we treated some people, and the things we may have missed out on because of it. This conversation reminded me of a quote from that same friend. “Find a goal or something that inspires you! (Heaven is that goal) And strive towards it with your whole being. When you find that something you will want to run through a wall, and not only will you not break stride, but you will accelerate on and beg for the next barrier to stand in your way so you can strive past that one and accelerate further to the next, and continue on like this until you reach the peak! When you reach that peak you can look down at the rubble of all the obstacles you broke through to get where you are, and You will thank them for their attempt to stop you. You will then look to the horizon and realize that you're not finished yet! GOD will place another mou...