Heart Catholic Women

“Why am I here?” is a question that we all ask. Emma and Rosemary chat about finding our purpose in life, how changing seasons in life affect how we see our purpose and the hope God has planned for us.

When we live with purpose we are motivated to get out of bed in the morning. We experience satisfaction and delight. In this Heartbeat Rosemary encourages us to discover the purpose that God has put on our hearts.

Emma and Rosemary chat about how we can encourage and love others by using our gifts in the service of others.

God has given us many gifts. We should use these to serve others. Rosemary reminds us that Jesus came to serve and we are asked to do the same.

When we come to know who God truly is then we live our lives from that truth. Emma and Rosemary chat chat about living a life where all our decisions, attitudes and thoughts look to Jesus as our reference point of truth.

Jesus is our reference point in life. Our choices, our attitudes and the way we live should reflect Jesus. In this Heartbeat Rosemary reminds us that through Jesus we learn of God’s love and this should influence the way we live our life. 

We all have many aspects of our lives that we are keeping afloat. We are committed to so many things and we care for so many people. Emma and Rosemary chat about the strength that Christ offers us. He gives us the strength to face every challenge and to overcome hardship. 

Do ever feel like you are juggling every thing in life and doing it alone? So many of us feel that way. In this Heartbeat Emma encourages us to do life using God’s strength. Don’t do it alone! 

Being open to God’s word in our lives can be tricky. It’s hard not to doubt at times. Emma and Rosemary chat about the awe and wonder we can experience when we have an open heart to hearing from God. 

When we receive God’s Word we should have a heart that is open and offers complete trust. In this week’s Heartbeat Emma shows how Mary is a wonderful example of this.

Giving our thoughts to God is ultimately about trusting in Him. Emma and Rosemary chat about taking control of our thoughts by knowing that God thinks the best of us, He gives us a hope for our future and He helps us to overcome the challenges in our life.

God wants us to think positively about ourselves and about our future. In this Heartbeat Rosemary talks about capturing our thoughts and giving them to God. 

We are God’s Presence in the world in our everyday lives. Emma and Rosemary chat about how our everyday life is where we can strive to be holy. 

We each have an important role to play in the Church. As lay people we are Christ’s presence in the world. Emma shares about how we can build up the Church wherever we go. 

God calls us to serve others. One of the ways we show our love for God is by loving others. Emma and Rosemary chat about the challenge it can be to love others and the servant’s heart that we are asked to have. 

When we give our life away in the service of others we find the fullness of life. In this Heartbeat Emma reminds us of the great commandment to love God and love our neighbour.

Emma and Rosemary chat about using the Easter season to be intentional in growing in our faith. Sometimes we can hear the same things over and over again but if we allow it to touch our hearts then God can take our relationship with Him to a new place.

As you reflect on the resurrection it prompts in us a response to live a different way. In this Heartbeat Emma shares about how we can say Yes to God in our daily lives.

Emma and Rosemary chat about what it means for us when we know that despite the hardship of the Cross Jesus still said Yes.

Jesus’ love for us is shown in his commitment to saying Yes to the cross. He gave His total surrender. It was only from Christ’s Yes that we were able to experience the victory of the resurrection. In this Heartbeat Rosemary speaks with joy about Jesus’s magnificent Yes!

We don’t often associate the word joy with forgiveness but it is something that we can all experience when we receive God’s forgiveness. Emma and Rosemary chat about the weight that is lifted and the freedom we experience because of God’s grace.

As we approach Holy Week Rosemary encourages us to reflect on what Jesus did for us on the cross and how we can experience the joy of forgiveness. 

One of the spiritual disciplines in Lent is almsgiving. It is a way that we can show love to our neighbour. Emma and Rosemary chat about the sacrifice that we should make and the freedom we feel when we show Christ’s love.

Loving our neighbour is one way that we can show others the love of God. In this Heartbeat Emma encourages us to delve into one of the pillars of lent which is almsgiving. When we give alms we are truly loving our neighbour and living the Gospel.

When the Samaritan woman met Jesus at the well He gave her the gift of living water and she was able to live a new life. Emma and Rosemary chat about the grace that helps us to live a new life through the sacrament of reconciliation.

The sacrament of reconciliation offers us God’s abundant grace. In this Heartbeat Rosemary reminds us of this grace of pardon that truly gives us freedom.

In our chat Emma and Rosemary talk about the need for humility if we are to be honest with ourselves about the areas of life that we need to change.

How often do you make excuses for your sin? In this Heartbeat Emma encourages us to be honest with ourselves, to look at our heart and to ask God for the grace of forgiveness.

How do your disciplines affect the decisions you make in your life? The habits we form in our faith will help us to be Christ in the world. Emma and Brigette chat about the different disciplines that we can implement that will help to strengthen us in our faith.

The small disciplines that we put into our lives lead to the small decisions we make each day. I this Heartbeat Emma encourages us to put small disciplines into our lives that help us to live out our faith. 

God wants us to live out our faith in our everyday life. Emma and Brigette chat about how the daily choices that we make help us to be holy in the circumstances of our own individual lives. 

Everyday we have decisions to make. What we decide can help us to live out our faith. In this Heartbeat Emma shares how the small decisions in our lives are evidence of what we believe in.

The words we speak reveal the content of our heart. What do your words say about your heart? This week Emma and Rosemary chat about asking God to create a clean heart in us this Lent. 

When we give our life away in the service of others we find the fullness of life. In this Heartbeat Emma reminds us of the great commandment to love God and love our neighbour.

Lent is a time to deepen our relationship with God. We do this by reflecting on our lives and spending time in prayer but we have to do it with our whole heart. What is your heart like? Are you giving God your heart this Lent? 

God has invited us to share in His blessed life. To do that we need to get to know Him. Emma and Brigette chat about some of the ways that we can get to know God and His heart. 

When you wait on God are you truly seeking after Him? Or are you seeking after answers and what He can give you? Rosemary encourages us to wait on God so that we get to know Him for who He truly is. We should wait on God to get to know His heart. (This is a recording of our Online Event – A Time with Heart.)

Our feelings can get in the way of seeing the goodness of God. In our chat Emma and Rosemary discuss how we can push past those feelings of despair by being grateful. 

Sometimes due to the mundane of our lives or challenges we face we struggle to feel God’s presence. In this Heartbeat Rosemary shares about how we can see God’s goodness in these times.

Waiting can be so frustrating. Emma and Brigette chat about the frustration we can experience while we wait. At the same time waiting has a purpose. Through our waiting God is loving us and teaching us. 

Why does God allow us to wait? In this Heartbeat Emma shares 5 lessons that we can learn while we wait. 

Prayer is so important which is why we talk about it so much. It’s fundamental to our relationship with God. Emma and Rosemary chat about the importance of making prayer a priority in our lives. 

Making prayer a priority in our lives helps us to become aware of God present with us throughout our day. Emma reminds us that transformation in our lives starts with our prayer because that ia where we build our relationship with Him. 

We need to remember that God is our one true hope. Emma and Rosemary chat about how we can get to know God as our bread of life who sustains us. 

In this Heartbeat Rosemary reminds us that Christ is the bread of life where we truly experience fullness of life. Christ guides us, sustains us and truly satisfies. 

When it comes to working on our plans for the year there is a connection between the practical and the spiritual. Emma and Rosemary chat about this connection and how we can commit our plans to God.

In order to achieve our goals we need to do the practical but we should also do the spiritual. In starting our year strong we want to focus on committing our goals and plans to God. In this Heartbeat Emma focuses on how we can trust our plans to God. 

What are some of the things that you would like to fine tune in the year ahead? Emma and Rosemary chat about some of the practical ways that we can prioritise different areas of our life. 

As we begin a new year we often set up goals. God wants us to do the practical and the spiritual. In this Heartbeat Rosemary shares some practical ways that we can start the year strong.

One of the ways that we can show people love is by giving. Emma and Rosemary chat about how God has put within us a generous heart. How can you pour out your love on others this Christmas? 

The focus of this last week of Advent is Love. God, our Father, loved us so much that He gave His son Jesus to us. Rosemary shares about the blessings that Mary rejoices in knowing that God has shown her favour. How can we rejoice in the blessings that God gives us?