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Stacey Sumereau

Sep 10, 2019
1 min

FREE Inspirational Quote Graphics Celebrating 25 Episodes of Called and Caffeinated!

I cannot BELIEVE it's been 25 episodes! I will be spending the day dancing in my pink unicorn onesie. Hope you have something equally fun planned. 💃🏽 First, here's are five super quick ways you can help support my ministry: Write an iTunes review (seriously, it takes 10 seconds) Share C&C with your friends! Become my Caffeinated Crony on Patreon- you get exclusive access to my new Faith and lifestyle show, Coffee Sips Press the SUBSCRIBE button at the top of this page and g

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The Romance of the Cross: Our Way to Evangelization and Personal Conversion

Stacey Sumereau

Jun 18, 2019
4 min

The Romance of the Cross: Our Way to Evangelization and Personal Conversion

In this moment I feel enlightened, discouraged, and feel as though we Catholics are TOTALLY selling ourselves short. just watched an interview with Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love.) She professes no religion as far as I know but she came across as a heart-wide-open, fully alive person. Her relishing the romance of simply being alive was irresistibly attractive. I found myself asking, “how can someone who has only a small fraction of the truth be so enamored with

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Discerning Your Social Media Use: How Much and What For?

Stacey Sumereau

Mar 25, 2019
5 min

Discerning Your Social Media Use: How Much and What For?

The Catechism doesn’t say anything about how to know when you’ve been spending too much time on Insta or when you need to walk away from Pinterest. Like many other areas of life, social media is morally neutral; however, you, being a smart cookie, are mindful that this doesn’t let you off the hook to stare at your screen for hours. Social media can be a wonderful tool or a menace to our spiritual lives. What we feed our eyes, and for how long, changes us. I don’t have all the

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Always Discern in Light of the 4 Last Things

Stacey Sumereau

Jan 15, 2019
3 min

Always Discern in Light of the 4 Last Things

When discerning a decision rightly, we must shift our focus from "what do I want?" to asking "God, what do you want?" I have dedicated many blog posts to finding and knowing your vocation and other life choices in this world. But there's another layer beneath all of this that I haven't focused on much: the world beyond this life. As Stephen Covey says, "begin with the end in mind." Death, Judgement, Heaven , Hell I'm singing a sassy gospel rendition of "Swing low, sweet chari

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Stacey Sumereau

Dec 25, 2018
3 min

You Are Loved, No Matter What.

I watched the sun rise through the plane window, pervading the horizon with its orange glow. Below, toy houses and cars and roads and trees and boats and all manner of human constructs busied themselves getting themselves where they needed to go. As we dipped below the clouds I stared, fascinated, at the humdrum of lights and activity. It was so easy to look down and forget that in every house and car and building, hungry human hearts were beating and longing and crying out f

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How to Follow Your Call When You're Self-Critical

Stacey Sumereau

Oct 23, 2018
5 min

How to Follow Your Call When You're Self-Critical

This post is for anyone who feels a call to some self-starter initiative, whether it be a creative passion or an entrepreneurial venture. As someone in the arts and who has dabbled in entrepreneurism for many years, I am all too familiar with the infinity of little hours that can be frittered away doing anything but that calling. Fortunately, you don't have to stay stuck. Read on! Getting out the door with two kids is always a struggle. As I rifled through my drawer looking f

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Stacey Sumereau

Jul 26, 2018
5 min

In Praise of Being an Unplanned Mess (Because That's Where God Is!)

Do you feel pressure to always know what your next life project is, when in reality you feel adrift and messy? Do you fear making a decision in case it’s the wrong one? Do you struggle to take action and don’t have a definite north star or plan of action to guide you? This post is for you. When I was discerning religious life, I was always afraid of making the wrong choice. Somehow it seemed that whichever path I chose, it would be intractable. If I went to the convent that w

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Stacey Sumereau

Jul 3, 2018
4 min

When You Feel Like No One Cares

Maybe this post will resonate with you... Sometimes events fall out in such a way that it seems like no one cares about you. Ever feel that? You know you’re being irrational, or at least you hope you are, but you just hurt to feel that you are cared for. I had an instance recently where I felt like some people who are important to me didn’t care about me. There was no explanation given for dropping out on our plans and communication was poor. When I asked for one it was ignor

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Stacey Sumereau

Jun 2, 2018
4 min

When You Just Can't Get Out of That Rut

Have you ever been in a spiritual rut? Do you ever feel that the mass just isn’t interesting, that you don’t get anything out of praying, and that no matter how many resolutions you make to kickstart your spiritual life, you just can’t motivate yourself to follow through? Actually, let me phrase it this way: Who hasn’t ever been in a spiritual rut? Being a Christian is hard. When you’re not riding high on a wave of motivation it can be a chore to live like a Christian. Even M

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What the Lady at the Gas Station Taught Me

Stacey Jackson

May 25, 2016
2 min

What the Lady at the Gas Station Taught Me

I'm riding the top deck of the Staten Island Ferry for the first time, and it is absolutely beautiful and peaceful. Moments like these are beautiful opportunities to reflect on where I'm finding Christ in my everyday life. I am remembering a few interactions I had the last couple of days with some exceptional people. I went to Sheetz gas station in Manassas to refill my tires (they had been mysteriously running low and I suspected there was something wrong.) I couldn't get an

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