St Josemarie Escriva
The experience I remember the most from the first time I ran the Heroic Minute Challenge two years ago was the following early morning encounter: Around 5AM, I was awoken by a bright light streaking through the bedroom window, followed by a loud burst of thunder. Not three seconds later, my daughter arrived in our bedroom, accompanied by…
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Day 10 of the 14 Day “Heroic Minute” Challenge. Have you mastered the Heroic Minute? I surely have not, but I am learning so much during this challenge about myself, about the Lord and also about the value of struggling.St. Josemarie Escriva offers us the following quote to highlight the approach we should take when faced…
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I blew it this morning. My alarm was set for the “fixed time” of 6:00AM, and I woke up exhausted. Without even thinking, I immediately hit the snooze button. After the first snooze rang, I re-set the alarm for 6:30AM and rolled over for a few more minutes of restless sleep. Laying there attempting to…
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As I mentioned yesterday, my Heroic Minute was rather un-heroic. Actually, it was a total bust. As he day wore on I found myself more and more discouraged about it. Thoughts began to enter my head that sounded something like this:Why bother trying – what does it even matter whether or not you hit the snooze…
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Day Two….Since I wasn’t battling a Monday morning after a long and lazy Easter vacation, I decided to be a little daring and set my alarm for 6AM (as opposed to yesterday’s 7AM alarm). I prefer a 6AM start because it gives me time to myself before my family wakes up and the hustle and bustle…
Read MoreI love the saints. I know – shocker – right? You have probably guessed as much already. The Solemnity of All Saints Day is one of my favorite celebrations of the Church’s calendar – like a big party for all of my heavenly friends. I am so inspired by reading the lives of the saints, and find…
Read MoreI would like to sincerely thank everyone who participated in the 14 Day “Heroic Minute” Challenge. Honestly, I really had no clue how things would go when the challenge began. I just knew that I personally needed to work on incorporating some self-discipline and order into my daily life. I have always loved St. Josemarie…
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Prior to reading St. Josemarie Escriva’s description of the first moment of the day as the Heroic Minute, I never considered this seemingly insignificant act of getting up in the morning as a key battle in the war between virtue and vice; good and evil; light and darkness that goes on in the soul of…
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As we get to the last few days of 14 Day “Heroic Minute” Challenge, I got to thinking about what my motives are for taking this challenge. Here’s what I have come up with:I am hoping that by living out the “Heroic Minute” I will grow in the virtue of self-discipline.The early morning hours before my children…
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Day 7 of the 14 Day “Heroic Minute” Challenge – the half-way point. Have you mastered the Heroic Minute? I surely have not, but I am learning so much during this challenge about myself, about the Lord and also about the value of struggling.St. Josemarie Escriva offers us the following quote to highlight the approach…
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