As human persons, we are not merely a body, nor are we a soul “trapped” inside of a body. Our Catholic faith teaches us that we are body and soul composites, that both body and soul are integral, beautiful and capable of becoming divine.
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Two years ago, I would have had a warped sense of what “purity of heart” meant. For me, cultivating a pure heart means first understanding my heart! It’s funny how I’ve lived my life for twenty-three years while, for the majority of it, being so blind to who I truly am. For so long, I didn’t understand what it meant to be me.
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I believe that in order to be pure of heart, we must live a life of authenticity. I strive to be the most authentic version of myself by putting aside the (too often given into) influence of our society’s culture — and I’m not just talking about the twitter posts that tell us who we are and what we need to believe!
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I think for most people when they think of growing in purity, given the world and culture in which we live, they immediately think of the sensual, physical part -- which is for sure a huge piece. But being pure of heart encompasses so much more than that.
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This series explores how different women strive to live up to the beatitude, “Blessed are the Pure in Heart, for they will see God”. Each woman writes from a different state in life and reflects on How she is able to seek purity of heart in her daily life.
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As a young mother, God continuously invites me to seek out and partake in the various ways that my current state of life and vocation demand a deeper purification of my heart. This, I believe, is so that I may be and continue to become the best wife and mother to the family He has blessed me with.
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