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Change your perspective
My Papa always used to say ‘count your blessings’. It was only as I travelled through life’s ups and downs I realised the true impact of actually doing this! Our joy or happiness doesn’t come from what we have or how much of it we have. It comes from our perspective. So here is my challenge to you today… if you were to wake up tomorrow morning ONLY having the things you thanked God for today, what would you wake up with? List the things you have now that you want to keep or t
Kate Brooks
Oct 19, 20251 min read


Thy will be done…. Later!
Hmm, so I am studying a book by Venerable Louis of Grenada, and usually when I have read a chapter, I ask God to speak to me about it....
Kate Brooks
Oct 1, 20252 min read


Faithfulness in the little things
As Christians God calls us to a higher standard. To be faithful in little things because He knows that little things lead to big things....
Kate Brooks
Sep 23, 20251 min read


Good intentions, bad idea!
So…I haven’t made any posts over the summer. That’s because I decided to take the summer off! Enjoy the good weather , spend time with...
Kate Brooks
Aug 23, 20252 min read
Reconciliation….
Talking about the Sacrament here. I much prefer the name Sacrament of Reconciliation rather than what most of us refer to as...
Kate Brooks
Jun 28, 20252 min read


Life is tough.. but could that be a good thing?
On my way to work this morning, I found myself in conversation with God. I wasn’t frustrated or angry—just genuinely curious. “Lord, if...
Kate Brooks
Jun 18, 20252 min read


Finding Peace in the Chaos: Embracing Interruptions
Life’s a circus, and we’re all juggling flaming torches of obligations and distractions! In the chaos, it’s easy to lose focus. But hey,...
Kate Brooks
Jun 2, 20252 min read


When your soul feels heavy...
There are days when the weight of the world presses hard on our hearts — prayer feels pointless, purpose feels far, and the idea of...
Kate Brooks
May 28, 20253 min read


Busy lives
So hey, it’s been a while since I posted. Life has been seriously busy since Easter, and thinking about it today, 2 things came to mind....
Kate Brooks
May 26, 20252 min read


Pope Francis
Like many of us, I was so saddened by Pope Francis passing last Easter Monday. This week has felt very strange. Lots of emotions and...
Kate Brooks
Apr 27, 20251 min read


Echoes of the Cross
A friend shared this with me today and I found it so moving, as we wait for the Easter Vigil, that I had to share it with you all....
Kate Brooks
Apr 19, 20251 min read


Silence
I usually start my day by praying in front of a live stream of the Blessed Sacrament at Tyburn Convent. This morning I clicked on there...
Kate Brooks
Apr 18, 20251 min read


Noise in the world
This morning during my meditation, God spoke to me quite clearly. He reminded me that the world is such a noisy place. The TV, radio,...
Kate Brooks
Apr 17, 20251 min read


Imperfect but trying
So today I’m off to the Sacrament of Reconciliation aka Confession in preparation for the Sacred Paschal Triduum (explanation for this...
Kate Brooks
Apr 15, 20251 min read


Crucify Him
And so it begins … the beginning of Holy Week. It always strikes me how one day (Palm Sunday) the people welcome Jesus into the city not...
Kate Brooks
Apr 13, 20252 min read


Fail to Plan....
My work mug I have this mug on my desk at work that says in Latin 'Defectus tuus consilium carpere discrimen mihi non constituit'. This saying faces away from me and towards my colleagues. On the side facing me is the English translation which reads 'lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part'. I bought it as a joke, but looking at it today, I thought to myself... this could be God saying this to me, not me saying it to my colleagues! How often
Kate Brooks
Apr 11, 20252 min read


Heroic Minute
The snooze button I watched a Youtube clip the other day on the 'heroic minute' and it really struck a chord with me, and I could see...
Kate Brooks
Apr 10, 20252 min read
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