March For Life
By Misericordia. Today, as we celebrate the gift of Life we pray in a special way for the unborn children who are vulnerable to the threat of abortion. We also lift up mothers who have suffered from abortion or who have been pressured to do so, and that the rights of...
In Giving We Receive? Indeed!
Welcome to 2015! May this truly be a Year of Our Lord! My name is Theresa and I am the Foundress and President of Leonie's Longing. As this new year begins, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your prayers and your interest in our ministry. We...
Finals
During finals week at college last year, as I went through the familiar feelings of being overwhelmed and unmotivated at the same time, I couldn't help but recall my final week at the convent. It is weird to think that in a little more than nine months I have had my...
Epiphany
By Misericordia. "On the feast of the Epiphany, as we recall Jesus' manifestation to humanity in the face of a Child, may we sense the Magi at our side, as wise companions on the way. Their example helps us to lift our gaze towards the star and to follow the great...
I Dwell Among the People
By Dee Bernhardt. My beloved speaks and says to me: "Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away"... Song of Songs 2:10 As a single lay woman working full-time in church ministry, I have often had my vocation questioned... "So, when are you going to commit?" or...
January 4th: Elizabeth Ann Seton
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton: August 28th, 1774- January 4th, 1821. The first native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized by the Catholic Church. Prayer by Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Lord Jesus, Who was born for us in a stable, lived for us a life of pain and...
January Second: The Birthday of the Little Flower
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, January 2nd 1873 - September 30th 1897. From the preface to the 1912 edition of The Story of a Soul by H.E. Cardinal Bourne, Archbishop of Westminster: From the cradle all the Martin children were dedicated to Mary...
The Gate of the Year
I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: "Give me a light, that I may tread safely into the unknown!" And he replied: "Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way." May...
The Year in Retrospect
Throughout the year, readers have left many beautiful and insightful comments on the Leonie's Longing blog. We thought that they deserved a post of their own! Image credits: St Veronica image used under Creative Commons licence. Owner: GuentherZ. Traffic at night...
Christmas Blessings
By Father David Hasser. Christmas blessings to you all! What a day of joy! With all of God's promise from the beginning, today begins the age of joy as the world sees His greatest promises come to life! This great day of celebration gives flesh to the hope that we...
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