After a long (long) time away, we're back and ready to go with several bonus episodes and a whole season coming down the road! In this super informal episode, we just take a minute to explain what happened, and give a preview of what's coming.

Spoiler: Sr. Benedicta made her final vows! Here's an image she drew while she was praying and preparing for perpetual profession. The explanation of the art is below.

God bless you all, and we'll talk again soon!

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Hearts of Jesus, Mary, and Paul by Sr. Julie Marie Benedicta

Together with the traditional images of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, center, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, right, there is an illustration of the Heart of St. Paul.

St. John Chrysostom, commenting on Paul’s desire to perfectly imitate Jesus, wrote, “the heart of Paul is the heart of Christ.”

This imagining of the heart of St. Paul incorporates the thorn in his flesh (2 Cor 12:7),

his having been spiritually crucified with Christ (Gal 2:19),

the chains he wore for the sake of the Gospel (Acts 28:20),

and the fire of love which inflamed his heart (2 Cor 5:14).

The words in Latin are all words of Jesus:

Sufficit tibi gratia mea: My grace is sufficient for you (2 Cor 12:9)

Ecce mater tua: Behold, your mother (John 19:27)

Venite ad me omnes: Come to me, all of you (Matt 11:28)

Ego sum via et veritas et vita: I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6)

Symbols of the Holy Spirit, the Eucharist, and the means of communication surround the image of the hearts.