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.

Purity of HeartCorynne StaresinicApril 9, 2020Purity of Heart, Missionary, Authenticity, Self-knowledge, Vulnerability, Understanding, St. Mother Teresa, The Peace of ChristComment

A Student's Path to Purity of Heart

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.

Purity of HeartCorynne StaresinicApril 6, 2020Purity of Heart, God's timing, God's Will, United to the Father, Authenticity, Fully Present, Self-knowledge, Waiting, Journey, St. Joseph, Consecration to Jesus, Spiritual Director, Healing Comment

Cultivating Purity of Heart

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.