Ad maiorem Dei gloriam
Here's the most important stuff I learned so far:
1. Whether God exists is a question worth thinking about, and if He exists it’s vital to discern how He wants us to live our lives.
2. If you try hard you can doubt virtually anything (eg. existence of other people). At some point that ceases to be prudent.
3. He who prays is certainly saved. He who prays not is certainly damned. In particular, it's important to pray for final perseverance.
4. At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love. Love is an action.
5. We acquire perfection in proportion to our desire for it.
6. Holiness consists in doing God’s will.
7. Beyond the possibility of a doubt, God works to effect our welfare, infinitely better than we could ever hope to accomplish or desire it ourselves.
8. Make acts of perfect contrition.
9. God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
10. Would you be ready to die today?
Please pray for me.
In Christ’s love,
Elisabeth
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This is the most repeated phrase in the Bible.
Often, the greatest things in life are hidden behind our greatest fears: the sin we're most afraid to confess, the vice we're most afraid to tackle, or the truth we're most afraid to speak.
Remember that we've been put on this earth to live, not merely to exist. Let's not spend our lives running away from what scares us.
Prayer: Lord, please grant us the grace to face and conquer our fears. Amen. 🙏
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Why is the gate narrow? After all, if God wants everyone to be saved, why would He make the gate that leads to life narrow?
The answer is that this gate only fits certain people: children. Remember when Jesus said that unless we turn and become like little children, we will never enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 18:3).
Now what exactly does that mean in practice? What are we adults supposed to do with that information? Jesus answers in the very next verse: "Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."
But that raises another question: Why is humility so important? How is it fair that only the humble can enter the kingdom of heaven?
Humility simply means opening our hands to receive God's love, while pride means telling God that we do not need Him and do not want His help. Since God does not force anyone, He respects the wishes of the proud and does not impose His love on them.
Finally, Jesus says that "those who find it are few." But all we have to do is ask God to help us find it. As St. Alphonsus teaches: "He who prays is certainly saved; he who does not pray is certainly damned."
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If you’re a man reading this post, imagine that God asks you on Judgment Day to show Him your glory. And you start listing all the achievements you accomplished. Then God might say, “That’s nice, my son, but I meant your glory — your wife.”
The idea is basically this: show me the women around you, and I will see what kind of man you are.
When we look at the example of Jesus, we notice that He was often surrounded by women, even when He was crucified on the cross. Women were drawn to Jesus — a testimony to the kind of man He was.
If you're in the mood for some reflection today, ask yourself this: what would happen if your life were judged through the eyes of women — or specifically through the eyes of your wife?
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Have you ever wondered why it was specifically the “tree of the knowledge of good and evil” that Adam and Eve were not allowed to eat from?
Recently, I had a thought about this: God often teaches us through experience, and I’ve come to realize that not all knowledge is worth having.
For example, when I wonder how it is possible to commit a particular sin — how someone could do something so obviously wrong — I pray, “Lord, I don’t want to know this,” because I know what finding out would mean.
God isn’t opposed to knowledge. He’s opposed to evil. And He’s opposed to human beings coming to know sin by committing sin.
Just a thought.
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I'm currently studying for a difficult exam on Friday, so that's why there hasn’t been a new video yet. But please know that I’ll be back 😊
In the meantime, I’d like to share another Bible quote along with a short reflection from me:
As some of you may know, I attended the Conference of Trent in April, and I’d like to share the most valuable insight I took away from the talks there. It came from a talk by Dr. Joe Heschmeyer (@shamelesspopery) about the death of Lazarus.
He pointed out that Martha’s reaction was to ask Jesus a question, so He answered her. Mary, on the other hand, was weeping — so Jesus responded by weeping too.
Dr. Heschmeyer explained that we need to remember that when we speak to someone, we’re not just answering a question or engaging in apologetics — we’re responding to a person. And every person may need a slightly different answer in that moment.
Sometimes people don’t want an apologetic answer. Sometimes they simply need compassion. ❤️
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So I got back from the US, and it was so beautiful it almost felt unreal. ✨
I was fascinated by the nature—and by how different some things were from what I’m used to in Europe. One of the main lessons I took with me is that I might be overlooking the beauty of my own country simply because I see it every day.
So I decided to look at Austria with the same sense of wonder I had in the US. Even something as simple as the flowers growing by the side of the road suddenly caught my attention.
As St. Augustine said: “Some people, in order to discover God, read books. But there is a great book: the very appearance of created things. Look above you! Look below you! Note it. Read it. God, whom you want to discover, never wrote that book with ink. Instead, He set before your eyes the things that He had made. Can you ask for a louder voice than that? Why, heaven and earth shout to you: ‘God has made me!’”
If I hadn’t taken pictures, I might believe it was all just a dream…
In Christ’s love,
Elisabeth
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Last week I had the honor of being part of the Counsel of Trent Conference in Frisco, Texas.
It was a joy meeting so many fellow Catholic content creators—and also getting to know some of you. 😊 Talking into a black camera is one thing—but looking into 750 faces during a panel discussion is something else entirely.
The digital world can feel strangely detached from reality at times. But this experience reminded me that behind every account, every comment, every view—there is a person. Someone with dreams, hopes, and fears. A soul that is infinitely loved by God.
That realization made me even more grateful for this platform—and more aware of the responsibility that comes with it.
Thank you to @TheCounselofTrent for the invitation. It was truly a memorable experience. 💫
P.S. This was also my very first time leaving Europe—I’ll share more about that in another post when I return home.
In Christ’s love,
Elisabeth ❤️🔥
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