Most Rev. Bishop Terry Steib, Bishop of Memphis Diocese with Altar servers at Womens' Morning Spirituality, 2016
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Womens' Morning Spirituality 2016, Memphis
Leslie Harden Leslie’s journey started at 17 when a high school friend asked her what she wanted for her birthday. She asked for a Rosary – which is unusual for a teenager but Leslie felt such closeness to our mother at that age. She will share the role that her Catholic faith, the Blessed Mother, and St. Therese have played in guiding her in her life. Leslie is originally from New Orleans, but moved to Memphis after Hurricane Katrina. Currently, she is the Dean of Students/Director of EC/School Counselor at St. George’s Independent Schools-Memphis Campus. Kelly Nieto Kelly ‘s stories are about her powerful conversion, deep prayer, and faith in action. She was a Miss America Runner-Up and Talent Winner as Miss Michigan. A former Atheist who was into the New Age Movement, she had a life-changing conversion and vision from God in 2000, Nieto created The Cross and The Light, an epic Broadway-style Musical & Concert Experience of Christ’s Passion to Pentecost. “In addition ...
Mother Angelica and St. Antony of Padua
Many catholic saints share the devotion of Infant Jesus. All of them were eloquent in speech and spreading Gospel with courage. St. Antony of Padua was a fearless preacher, he was a Franciscan priest. He had visions of Infant Jesus. He was also very dedicated to the devotion of Infant Jesus. Mother Angelica share common traits with St. Antony of Padua. She was also Franciscan. She was courageous and eloquent in spreading the good news, as St. Antony. She also had deep devotion to Infant Jesus.
Mother Angelica and St. Teresa of Avila
Ever since I heard the death of Mother Angelica, one name constantly rings in my head is St. Teresa of Avila. I didn't know any similarity or connection between them. After a persistent, frequent, many reminders in my mind on Avila Teresa, I read a brief story about her to see was there any similarity between mother Angelica and St. Avila Teresa. To investigate why her name comes to the mind frequently? To my surprise and joyful discovery, yes there many similarities between them, which I will let the theologian and spiritual scholars analyze or discover them. But I would like to highlight a striking similarity between them, which was Infant Jesus devotion. They both were devoted to Infant Jesus. Here I place a paragraph from St. Avila Teresa story, which indicates the above similarity. Mother Angelica carried a small Infant Jesus statue in her pocket always. We know how much she was dedicated to Infant Jesus. Her dedication to Infant Jesus is founded upon the contemplation ...
Mother Angelica: Uncompromising defender of faith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCvX94US7SY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-19VyUgbNQ
Mother Angelica: A model of faith for our times
We who live now are given more than any centuries ahead of us. We are also accountable and will be asked for more fruits from our lives, as we are blessed by many holy saints during our life time. If I may summarize the life model of three great holy saints lived among us in our time, they were defenders of faith, church, and life. I also believe God places holy people in times of history preceding or during the times's needs, which we have no knowledge of. Mother Angelica's model of contemplation and prayer based faith model is the medicine for current and future humanism and terrorism infested world. St. Pope John Paul II who was the fearless leader, defender of faith, and family, who showed us the model for defending human dignity, freedom, faith, virtues, love, and hope in the world. His model of faith encompasses divine mystical lead, heavenly providence, courageous human charity actions moved by God. His life and services were defending model of Jesus's two great ...
