About Alyssa
Welcome to Alyssa's blog! Whether you know her personally or just stumbled here while perusing Catholic blogs all night, I know she is grateful to have you take time to stay with her thoughts and writings awhile. Don't click out! This is not Alyssa speaking here. She is not so pretentious as to refer to herself the third person. Although she may throw in a few doth's and thee's on occasion. Joking. Back to the reason you're here. Jesus. Alyssa really, really loves Jesus and all that entails. She is a graduate of the Augustine Institute and serves as a missionary at Ablaze Ministries in the vacation hot spot of Bryan, Texas. If I had to describe her Catholic faith in a few simple words, it would be passionate frenzy. I can picture the confused (maybe offended? oops..) look on her face at that description, but you'll see in these pages that it fits! She LOVES The Church. And she will fight for it, for others, and for herself. And she will fight dirty... If we can define dirty as within the parameters of being a good, Holy Catholic but with serious tenacity.
One more thing. I would be remiss if I did not mention that she is a proud graduate of this fine university. Whoop.
If you feel so inclined to send her a gift of admiration, then here are a few suggestions in no particular order:
Wine. Coffee. The stars (just.. all of them). Pride and Prejudice. Christmas. Nature (you'll have to get creative with sending this). Blankets. Pets. St. Joseph. Tenth Avenue North. New York. Scripture. The Jewish Culture. Pope Benedict. Peanut Butter. Grub Burger (oh, you want to sponsor this blog? absolutely. payment in food and margaritas). Games. Greatness. Jason Evert. The Pro-Life Movement. Pinterest. Retreats. CFRs. Lourdes.
One more thing. I would be remiss if I did not mention that she is a proud graduate of this fine university. Whoop.
If you feel so inclined to send her a gift of admiration, then here are a few suggestions in no particular order:
Wine. Coffee. The stars (just.. all of them). Pride and Prejudice. Christmas. Nature (you'll have to get creative with sending this). Blankets. Pets. St. Joseph. Tenth Avenue North. New York. Scripture. The Jewish Culture. Pope Benedict. Peanut Butter. Grub Burger (oh, you want to sponsor this blog? absolutely. payment in food and margaritas). Games. Greatness. Jason Evert. The Pro-Life Movement. Pinterest. Retreats. CFRs. Lourdes.
About the Title
Jesus answered them, “Do you believe now? Behold, the hour is coming and has arrived when each of you will be scattered to his own home and you will leave me alone. But I am not alone, because the Father is with me. I have told you this so that you might have peace in me. In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world.”
John 16 : 31-33
“Courage is a heart word. The root of the word courage is cor - the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage meant "To speak one's mind by telling all one's heart." Over time, this definition has changed, and today, we typically associate courage with heroic and brave deeds. But in my opinion, this definition fails to recognize the inner strength and level of commitment required for us to actually speak honestly and openly about who we are and about our experiences -- good and bad. Speaking from our hearts is what I think of as "ordinary courage.”
Brené Brown, I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame
Pray! Pray, but with faith – with living faith! Courage! Onward, ever onward!
St. John Bosco
John 16 : 31-33
“Courage is a heart word. The root of the word courage is cor - the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage meant "To speak one's mind by telling all one's heart." Over time, this definition has changed, and today, we typically associate courage with heroic and brave deeds. But in my opinion, this definition fails to recognize the inner strength and level of commitment required for us to actually speak honestly and openly about who we are and about our experiences -- good and bad. Speaking from our hearts is what I think of as "ordinary courage.”
Brené Brown, I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame
Pray! Pray, but with faith – with living faith! Courage! Onward, ever onward!
St. John Bosco