Pure in Heart

What we choose to wear communicates who we are and who we want to be, it allows us to communicate our dignity without saying a word, and that is truly beautiful. The Catholic church passionately teaches others about the value of modest fashion, not as simply a way to “help men,” but, as Pope St. John Paul..

Everyone I’ve spoken to in these past couple weeks has experienced an inner shaking, an unearthing. Weaknesses and brokenness are being brought to the surface before the Lord in a new way. I’ve seen it range from little things like being a sore loser or having a short temper, to lifelong hurts that have been..

You are beautiful and unique, so rare and unrepeatable that you are a diamond in God’s eyes! How many of you truly believe that with your heart?  How many times have we heard that beauty comes from within? How many of us believe that deep in our hearts? In today’s modern society we are surrounded..

Each one of us has experienced restlessness at some stage in our lives. So what does mean to have a restless heart and how can we combat this restlessness? Firstly restlessness is that unease that has to do with my soul and search for truth. As a practising Catholic, we have the truth, but that..

As a writer and contributor, I’ve been incredibly grateful for the Pure in Heart blog posts during lockdown. They’ve given me the opportunity to process all that I have been reflecting on. They’ve provided an opportunity to share the fruits of this time along with some hope and encouragement. But now I’m ready for lockdown..

One of the greatest goods in this life is friendship. We see the importance of friendship throughout Scripture. Christ Himself developed close friendships with the Apostles and others. “True friendship consists in mutually perfecting one another and drawing closer to God.” St. Teresa of Jesus Aristotle noted friendship is one of the greatest good in humankind…

Today, accountability is something we try to stay away from for fear of appearing to be judgemental. We choose not to care about anyone’s actions but our own. However, this is not authentic love, for love is not passive. If I choose not to hold my brother or sister accountable to the highest good that..