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Lent with Sr. Josephine Garrett, CSFN

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Explore the Wilderness Within Your Heart this Lent

This Lent, embark on a transformative journey with Sr. Josephine Garrett, CSFN, into the interior wilderness of your heart, where you’ll invite Jesus to heal and renew you with His love.

In the second week of Lent, Sr. Josephine Garrett, CSFN, reflects on the importance and primacy of relationships as we continue charting the map of our hearts before venturing into the wilderness within.

Sr. Josephine shares how her own life and heart were transformed through the loving relationships she encountered in the convent. It was within the supportive community of her fellow sisters that she flourished and became more authentically the person God created her to be.

Did you know the Surgeon General has declared loneliness an epidemic in the United States? How can we combat this growing crisis?

Sr. Josephine urges us to be intentional about fostering relationships in our lives and to embrace the courage it requires.
When we truthfully acknowledge our need for one another—and our need to give and receive love—we too can grow into the authentic versions of ourselves that God intended us to be.

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