How to Listen Like Jesus

Posted 5:55 pm by Rose Folsom & filed under Living Virtue, Trust.

I just got back from a beautiful week at a retreat center where I began my training to be a spiritual director…

How to Rest in God’s Mercy

Posted 9:37 am by Rose Folsom & filed under Mercy, Trust.

Psalm 95 tells us that if we let our hearts go astray by not listening to God’s voice, we will not enter…

Mary’s Bold Humility

Posted 10:55 am by Rose Folsom & filed under Humility, Trust.

Virtue Connection is 7 years old on the Solemnity of the Annunciation! To celebrate, I’ve invited St. Bernard (1090-1153) as guest blogger…

How to Make Room for God

Posted 2:00 pm by Rose Folsom & filed under Courage, Trust.

The other day I did the scariest thing in the world. I wrote on my calendar times to be quiet—just be quiet…

The Lenten Trap

Posted 3:24 pm by Rose Folsom & filed under Trust.

It’s really a year-round trap. The lie that we need to be a better person for God to love us. Or that…

Is Virtue Offensive?

Posted 2:23 pm by Rose Folsom & filed under Courage, Faith, Living Virtue, Love, Temperance, Trust.

Virtue, that is, a habit of doing the right thing according to God, has been offensive since the Garden of Eden. Offensive…

Finding God in a Pizza Parlor

Posted 6:10 pm by Rose Folsom & filed under Faith, Trust.

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

What Will We Serve Jesus at Our Banquet?

Posted 3:16 pm by Rose Folsom & filed under Trust.

The mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart. What is in our heart that we serve to Jesus when he knocks,…