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I’m Rose Folsom, Virtue Coach for saints-in-the-making. Welcome to Virtue Connection! We help people who are ready for spiritual growth become more patient, forgiving, and prayerful. Our coaching, workshops, and talks give you real-life tools to bring virtues like humility and gratitude into your daily life, starting now. Result? Confidence that you're finally on-track with God. Click here to learn more

Purify My Heart

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2023-08-25

Blessed Catherine of Racconigi (1487–1574) was a Lay Dominican who had a mystical vision of God purifying her heart. Wouldn’t it be…
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You Are “God’s Now”

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2023-07-26

World Youth Day is about to happen in Lisbon. At the same celebration in Panama four years ago, Pope Francis told his…
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How to Walk on Water Without Sinking

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2023-07-22

A day without judging is, like walking on water, humanly impossible, because our brains are wired to assess threats all day every…
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Patience: Queen of the Virtues

2023-06-23

St. Catherine of Siena (1347–1380), Doctor of the Church and Patron Saint of Italy, was a towering political figure of her time. She…

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Patience shown by flowers reflected in a quiet pool.

Finding God in a Pizza Parlor

2023-06-17

Here’s one of the many paradoxes of the spiritual life: through surrender to God, we achieve our greatest freedom. I found this…

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What God is Saying About You Behind Your Back

2023-06-7

On too many days I measure my worth by the undone items on my to-do list. And they fester as a kind…

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What Radical Trust Looks Like: Ven. Thecla Merlo

2023-06-3

On the Feast of the Holy Trinity in 1961, Venerable Thecla Merlo (1994-1964), co-foundress and Superior General of the Daughters of St….

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