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...
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Stacey Sumereau
- Feb 26, 2019
- 4 min
You Don't Have a Soulmate
There is no custom-designed soulmate for you. There; I said it. As I am already aware from having this debate on social media, some...
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Stacey Sumereau
- Feb 9, 2019
- 6 min
8 Simple Strategies For Finding Community That Anyone Can Do
Friends are super important. We don’t discern anything in a vacuum, and the Bible is full of God speaking through the wise counsel of...
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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...
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Stacey Sumereau
- Jan 1, 2019
- 3 min
The 10-minute Exercise for Busy Millennials to Discern How to Spend Free Time
Does this sound like you? You've never done just one thing your whole life. You are a complex machine constantly needing to be kept in...
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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...
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Stacey Sumereau
- Dec 4, 2018
- 4 min
4 Common Myths About Vocation and Discernment
I talk about discernment and vocation a lot. It’s kind of become my thing since I appeared on The Sisterhood: Becoming Nuns. Because the...
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Stacey Sumereau
- Nov 20, 2018
- 4 min
Don't Struggle: Snuggle!
There’s no denying we are facing a lot of anxiety-inducing problems “out there” in our Church and in the world. On a more personal level,...
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Stacey Sumereau
- Nov 5, 2018
- 4 min
Reasons to NOT Discern Religious Life
Here's an exhaustive list. You should not discern religious life if you are: Married Already a priest, nun or monk, or A consecrated...
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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....
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Stacey Sumereau
- Oct 2, 2018
- 4 min
I Have Plans & Desires...Am I Selfish?
I hope you love talking about desire as much as I do- for chocolate lava cake, that is. (Being married has made me aware of how often...
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Stacey Sumereau
- Aug 27, 2018
- 7 min
Surrender- Your Discernment "Secret Weapon"
Do you ever feel afraid that giving your life to God will result in him making you do something you don’t want to do? Do you worry that...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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Stacey Sumereau
- May 1, 2018
- 4 min
Confront Your Fears of Being THAT Person
“Oh my gosh- I’m THAT person.” Have you ever said these words? What do you fear today- being THAT stinky guy, THAT desperate singleton,...
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Stacey Sumereau
- Mar 23, 2018
- 5 min
7 Things You Need to Learn from THIS Saint about Suffering
I've got a treat for you! As we approach Holy Week, I am thinking about how best to use this sacred time to grow closer to the suffering...
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Stacey Sumereau
- Mar 1, 2018
- 6 min
Discernment- How Will I Know When I've Made the Right Choice?
Have you ever felt confused about knowing your vocation, when a pros and cons list just doesn’t cut it? Does it seem that God sometimes...
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Stacey Sumereau
- Jan 28, 2018
- 4 min
Feeling Overwhelmed or Out of Balance? Strategies to Help.
They say God never gives us more than we can handle, but sometimes I don’t believe them, (whoever “they” are.) Have you ever felt...
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Stacey Sumereau
- Jan 1, 2018
- 3 min
A Fresh Idea for Finding More Peace
If you’re like me, you really dislike New Year’s resolutions. (Sigh. Another chance to fail at something.) But this year is different....
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