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Mary Stempky
Jan 65 min read
From The Orient Comes A Lesson In Orienting Hearts Towards Christ: An Epiphany Reflection
whether they were kings or ambassadors, they were on a diplomatic journey; they were honoring Christ as a new king, adult or not.


Mary Stempky
Aug 11, 20248 min read
Celebrating a Freshman Fiesta: Reflections on My Freshman Year at Cathedral High School
"You take a deep breath/ and you walk through the doors/ it's the morning of your very first day"- "Fifteen" by Taylor Swift While I am...


Mary Stempky
Jul 30, 20244 min read
God Must Be Served First: The Aftermath of the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony
Every four years (absenting a few wartimes and the Coronavirus) the world seems to drop everything and glue their eyes to a tv screen to...


Mary Stempky
Jul 23, 20245 min read
This Is My Blood of the Covenant: Eucharistic Congress Day 5
Welcome Back, One last time. On July 21st, 2024, The 10th National Eucharist closed out with one final Revival Session with Keynotes from...


Mary Stempky
Jul 23, 20249 min read
This Is My Body: Eucharistic Congress Day 4
Welcome back!! On July 20th 2024 the Catholic Church had its fourth day of the 10th National Eucharistic Congress. The theme for the day...


Mary Stempky
Jul 21, 202410 min read
Has Eternal Life: Eucharistic Congress Day 3
Welcome Back!! It's another beautiful day in Indianapolis. On July 19th, 2024, the 10th National Eucharistic Congress had it's third day....


Mary Stempky
Jul 19, 20247 min read
And Drinks My Blood: Eucharistic Congress Day 2
Good evening!! Another day entering into the beauty of the Eucharist. On July 18th, 2024, the theme of the National Eucharistic Congress...


Mary Stempky
Jul 18, 20243 min read
He Who Eats My Flesh: The Eucharistic Congress Day 1
Well, Welcome to this daily reflection on the National Eucharistic Congress. The Congress kicked off July 17, 2024. I am pretty sure...


Mary Stempky
Jul 7, 20248 min read
Mama's Memoir From Agreda: A Journey Through the City of God (Part I Book II, 758-Part II Book II, 485)
Welcome back to the City of God (no not St. Augustine's haha). Last time we saw that St. Anne was spiritually attacked during her...


Mary Stempky
Jun 2, 20246 min read
Love Has a Sacred Heart
Happy Month of the Sacred Heart everyone!! Ok, so if you’re not Catholic, this greeting might be confusing…so let’s explain. A long...


Mary Stempky
May 18, 20247 min read
What The Mutts is a Busia?
Busia is the what I called my father's mother, Alice Josephine (Gularski) Stempky. I knew this woman for 19 years of my life. Today, May...


Mary Stempky
Apr 29, 20245 min read
Mama's Memoir From Agreda: A Journey Through the City of God (Part I: Book I, 308-Part I: Book II, 757)
Let's dive back into the beauty of The City of God by Ven. Mary of Ágreda. The last part described how this historical narrative of...


Mary Stempky
Apr 6, 202410 min read
Unfathomable Mercy: The Beauty of the Feast of the Divine Mercy
Happy Feast of the Divine Mercy Eve!!! The average Catholic probably knows Sunday, April 7, 2024 is the Feast of the Divine Mercy. What...


Mary Stempky
Mar 23, 20249 min read
Savior Triumphant and Savior Abandoned (Mostly)
Welcome to the End of Lent!! For all Christians (Protestants how do you do Lent? Do you even celebrate it?), March 24, 2024 begins Holy...


Mary Stempky
Feb 24, 202410 min read
Falling for Flannery: A Journey Through Flannery O'Conner's Complete Stories
I've always loved the written word. Loved reading it, loved writing it. But I have rarely put my thoughts out there in terms of a public...


Mary Stempky
Feb 10, 20245 min read
The Lenten Desert Where Souls Are Purified
Wait...isn't it still ordinary time? Yes. for the Ordinary Form the brief Ordinary Time between Christmas and Lent is still going on. For...
Mary Stempky
Jan 22, 20245 min read
From Womb to Tomb: Why I'm Pro-Life
It's no accident that I'm posting this on the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade (1973) overturned by Dobbs v. Jackson (2022). However, I will...


Mary Stempky
Jan 13, 20244 min read
Mama's Memoir From Agreda: Journeying Through the City of God
a Spanish Nun, Sister Mary of Jesus, an abbess in a Franciscan Convent in Agreda, received revelations about the life of the Blessed Virgin


Mary Stempky
Dec 25, 20234 min read
The Christmas Season Begins (Not Ends) Today
So in many ways it will seem as if the Christmas season ends with Christmas. But wait...does it?
Mary Stempky
Nov 11, 20238 min read
Coached by College: Change and Growth In Adulthood Chapter 1 (Part 2)
Welcome back to my merry journey! In a previous post, I recapped graduation and began to share my thoughts on the primary lessons I...
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