Trisha Brown

Blessed. South Carolinian. Values Christ-like love, faith,virtue,goodness,truth, & integrity. Aspiring wise old woman. NFP Practitioner. Every moment=Adventure!

[Trisha Brown @Commandeering11]

“There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongly perceive the Catholic Church to be.” -Venerable Servant of God Archbishop Fulton Sheen #Catholic #Truth #ReligiousFreedom

[Trisha Brown @Commandeering11]

Sadly, a lot of people today don’t understand the purpose of Marriage:
“This is the real question:

How am I helping my spouse become good, holy and capable of fulfilling his or her vocation?”

[Will Knowland @beherleader]

Your marriage exists to make both of you holy.

So stop judging it mainly by how it makes you "feel."

Pius XI described the daily “forming and perfecting” of husband and wife as one of the chief purposes of married life.

Spouses are meant to help one another grow in virtue and ultimately in the love of God.

So none of these is the real question:

“Do I feel respected?”
“Do I feel heard?”
“Am I getting enough affection?”
“Is my spouse meeting my needs?”
“Would I be happier alone?”

This is the real question:

How am I helping my spouse become good, holy and capable of fulfilling his or her vocation?

A husband who avoids difficult conversations because he wants peace is failing to help his wife.

A wife who uses contempt because she wants her husband to change is also failing to help him.

Often, spouses will correctly perceive a real fault while responding to it in a way that deepens it instead of dignifies the spouse.

[Trisha Brown @Commandeering11]

@Tim0riginal @darwintojesus God is love. God delights in us. God made everyone for a purpose, even them. God willed them to exist. Life has meaning and purpose. God provides that meaning. God is Creator, we are creature. He didn’t have to create us, but He did. Without Him, we have no love, no purpose.

[Trisha Brown @Commandeering11]

@AtheistPhoenix If you are referring to the gift of the “Fear of the Lord,” that is more of a reverence and awe, not fear of being punished if that is what you assumed.

[Trisha Brown @Commandeering11]

@AtheistPhoenix Obviously, you don’t understand Christianity at all. It is not out of fear of God, but the love for God. Morality, love and goodness come from God. Without God, there is no objective moral standard; atheists try to be their own god with their own subjective moral standard opinion

[Live Action @LiveAction]

The IVF process places the lives of innocent preborn babies in grave danger.

More are killed or frozen indefinitely than are born alive.

The industry is committing human rights abuses right and left. It cannot be called "pro-life."

[Physics In History @PhysInHistory]

A. Einstein ✍️

[Dana Rachel 🇻🇦 @thyflameoflove]

“The saints did not become saints because they never sinned, but because they never stopped repenting and trusting in God.”
— St. Charbel

📅 July 24: Feast of St. Charbel

A lot of people think saints were perfect people who never struggled, never failed, and never fell into sin. But that is not what made them saints. The difference was that they kept turning back to God every time they fell. They did not give up on His mercy.

That matters because so many people today believe one failure defines them. One addiction. One bad decision. One season far from God. But throughout Scripture, we see God raise up broken people who repented and trusted Him anyway. St. Peter denied Jesus three times, yet Jesus still made him the rock of the Church.

Real holiness is not pretending to be perfect. It is staying humble enough to repent, even when you are ashamed, tired, or discouraged. The person who keeps getting back up and returning to God is already walking the road toward sainthood.

💬 Do you think the world has started confusing holiness with perfection instead of repentance?

Someone out there may need the reminder that God has not given up on them yet.

[Trisha Brown @Commandeering11]

Tip to remember if you choose to log on to social media or deal with worldly people in general:

“And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do…””- Luke 23:34 (RSV2CE) Pray for their repentance. Lord Jesus, have mercy on us.

[March for Life @March_for_Life]

Abortion is profoundly anti-woman

[PragerU @prageru]

Why are so many young people anxious, lonely, and restless? Augustine faced the same inner emptiness 1,600 years ago. His answer was not pleasure, status, or self-help. It was something deeper. Watch the full episode now.

[Father V @father_rmv]

The (Optional) Memorial of St. Sharbel Makhlūf (1828-1898) is celebrated today.

On May 8, 1828 in a mountain village of Beka'kafra, the highest village in the near-east, Charbel was born to a poor Maronite family. From childhood his life revealed a calling to "bear fruit as a noble Cedar of Lebanon". Charbel "grew in age and wisdom before God and men." At 23 years old he entered the monastery of Our Lady of Mayfouk (north of Byblos) where he became a novice. After two years of novitiate, in 1853, he was sent to St. Maron monastery where he pronounced the monastic vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Charbel was then transferred to the monastery of Kfeifan where he studied philosophy and theology. His ordination to the priesthood took place in 1859, after which he was sent back to St. Maron monastery. His teachers provided him with good education and nurtured within him a deep love for monastic life.

During his 19 years at St. Maron monastery, Charbel performed his priestly ministry and his monastic duties in an edifying way. He totally dedicated himself to Christ with undivided heart to live in silence before Nameless One. In 1875 Charbel was granted permission to live as a hermit nearby the monastery at St. Peter and Paul hermitage. His 23 years of solitary life were lived in a spirit of total abandonment to God.

Charbel's companions in the hermitage were the Sons of God, as encountered in the Scriptures and in the Eucharist, and the Blessed Mother. The Eucharist became the center of his life. He consumed the Bread of his Life and was consumed by it. Though this hermit did not have a place in the world, the world had a great place in his heart. Through prayer and penance he offered himself as a sacrifice so that the world would return to God. It is in this light that one sees the importance of the following Eucharistic prayer in his life:

"Father of Truth, behold Your Son a sacrifice pleasing to You, accept this offering of Him who died for me..."

On December 16, 1898 while reciting the "Father of Truth" prayer at the Holy Liturgy Charbel suffered a stroke. He died on Christmas Eve at the age of 70. Through faith this hermit received the Word of God and through love he continued the Ministry of Incarnation.

On the evening of his funeral, his superior wrote: "Because of what he will do after his death, I need not talk about his behavior". A few months after his death a bright light was seen surrounding his tomb. The superiors opened it to find his body still intact. Since that day a blood-like liquid flows from his body. Experts and doctors are unable to give medical explanations for the incorruptibility and flexibility. In the years 1950 and 1952 his tomb was opened and his body still had the appearance of a living one.

On October 9, 1977 during the World Synod of Bishops, Pope Paul VI canonized Blessed Charbel among the ranks of the Saints.

[Trey & Lea's Stronger Marriages @StrongMarriage5]

10 Things That Are HARD On Your Marriage ...

1. Being Critical
2. Dishonesty
3. Stop having sex
4. Spending more than you make
5. Poor communication
6. Pornography
7. Unhealthy friendships of the opposite sex
8. Secrets
9. Pride
10. Anger

10 Things That Are GOOD For Your Marriage ...

1. God and prayer
2. Spending time together alone
3. Honesty and openness
4. Forgiveness
5. Dating
6. Humility
7. Serving one another
8. Putting your spouse first over family, friends and kids
9. Touching
10. Praise

[TAN Books @TANBooks]

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[MrCasey @MrCasey62]

Fr. Ripperger: “Only a morally good life REALLY brings happiness.”

[Father V @father_rmv]

Saint Birgitta Birgersdotter, also known as Bridget of Sweden, was one of the most influential figures of the medieval period and Sweden's most celebrated saint. Born around 1303 in Finsta, Uppland, to a noble and pious family, she grew up in an environment of wealth and devotion. Her father served as a governor and lawspeaker, and through her mother's lineage she held distant ties to Swedish royalty. From childhood she experienced religious visions, including early encounters with the suffering Christ that shaped her lifelong spirituality.

At the age of thirteen she married Ulf Gudmarsson, a nobleman and lawspeaker, in an arranged union common for the era. The couple had eight children, four sons and four daughters, among them her daughter Catherine who would later become a saint herself. Birgitta managed the household at their estate in Ulvåsa while engaging in charitable works, founding a hospital and aiding the poor. She also served for a time as principal lady-in-waiting to Queen Blanche of Namur, gaining insight into court life and royal responsibilities. Together with her husband she undertook pilgrimages, including one to Santiago de Compostela.

Ulf's death in 1344 marked a turning point. Birgitta joined the Third Order of Saint Francis and embraced a life of prayer, penance, and service. It was during this period that her mystical experiences intensified. She received a series of revelations, which she dictated and which were later compiled into the influential book known as the Revelations. These visions addressed church reform, moral guidance for rulers and clergy, and calls for spiritual renewal. Guided by one such revelation, she conceived the idea for a new religious order dedicated to the Most Holy Saviour, commonly called the Bridgettines. The order, unique for housing both nuns and monks under the authority of an abbess, received papal approval in 1370, with its main house established at Vadstena.

In 1349 Birgitta left Sweden for Rome, where she spent the rest of her life except for further pilgrimages. She worked tirelessly for the return of the papacy from Avignon to Rome, offered counsel to popes and kings, and cared for the sick and destitute. Accompanied by her daughter Catherine, she journeyed to the Holy Land in 1372 despite advanced age and hardships, including shipwrecks. She died in Rome on July 23, 1373. Her remains were returned to Vadstena, where miracles were reported along the way. She was canonized in 1391, and centuries later, in 1999, Pope John Paul II named her one of the patron saints of Europe alongside other holy women.

Birgitta's legacy endures through her order, which spread across Europe, and through her writings that offered a powerful voice for reform and piety in a turbulent age. As a wife, mother, mystic, and founder, she embodied a remarkable blend of worldly engagement and spiritual depth, leaving an indelible mark on both Swedish and Christian history.

[Dana Rachel 🇻🇦 @thyflameoflove]

WHY INTERCESSORY PRAYER IS SO POWERFUL

Saint Gemma Galgani's Feast Day is April 11

There’s a reason the saints never stopped interceding for souls.

The evil one once warned St. Gemma Galgani plainly:
"You can pray for yourself, but if you pray for others, I will make you pay dearly for it."

Another time, the threat sharpened:
"While acting for yourself, do as you please, but listen well, do nothing for the conversion of sinners; if you attempt it, I shall make you pay dearly for it."

That admission reveals something important.
Intercessory prayer is dangerous to the kingdom of darkness.

When intimidation failed, accusation followed. She was told her own soul was too sinful, her life too short, her wounds too many to “waste time” praying for others.
The goal was clear. Turn her inward. Make her afraid. Make her stop offering herself.

She didn’t.

Instead, she accepted suffering, beatings, ridicule, and relentless spiritual attacks without abandoning prayer for souls. She understood what the Cross teaches: no disciple is greater than the Master, and love always costs something.

The hatred intensified. Blasphemies against Christ. Mockery of her love for Him. Even promises of earthly relief if she would only stop praying for others.
She refused.

And history shows this wasn’t unique to her.

The same fury surrounded Padre Pio, who was told:
You trouble us more than Saint Michael.
If you stop snatching souls from us, we’ll leave you alone.

As Jean-Marie Baptiste Vianney taught with blunt clarity:
The one who saves a soul saves his own.

Intercession is not weakness.
It is warfare shaped like love.

And that is why it has always been opposed.

If this stirred something in you, share this. Someone needs the reminder that their prayers matter more than they realize.

💬 Has there ever been a moment when praying for someone else felt heavier than praying for yourself?

[Chris Stefanick @ChrisStefanick]

I said something to a room of teenagers today that surprised even me.

I think we've gotten desensitized to the word "love" when it comes to God. Maybe it's because we know He IS love that it stops feeling real.

"Like" is less profound. But maybe that's what makes it hit harder... it means He chooses us. He delights in us. He actually LIKES who we are.

[lilaroseshow @lilaroseshow]

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13

Listen to E336 of The Lila Rose Show: https://t.co/yI2gKHbnnX

[lilaroseshow @lilaroseshow]

Holiness is not reserved for priests, nuns, or people from another century.

Every person is called to become a saint.