Category Archives: Nathalie Shultz

May 10 2023

Be Present / Ser Presente

Click here for daily readings We live in a more virtual world than ever before. Online meetings, emails, and videos are now the primary means of communication. Partially due to this, I have realized that it has been tough...

Feb 06 2021

Moved with Pity

Click here for daily readings “When He disembarked and saw the vast crowd, His heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things.” Mar...

Jan 21 2021

There is Nothing I Shall Want

Click here for daily readings Desire: it can often be geared towards holy and beautiful things, but how often do our desires become absorbed in the culture around us? Do we let the world convince us of what should be most...

Aug 20 2020

It’s a Relationship, Not a To-Do List

Click here for daily readings There are so many beautiful components to our faith. We have Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, the teachings of which Christ has given us to continue living the faith while we wait for H...

Aug 05 2020

Spiritual Desert

Click here for daily readings If I can be completely honest I am facing a great time of spiritual dryness in my life. I have so many blessings and I know God is present in my life, and He always will be, but I feel so distant fr...

Jul 06 2020

Faith That Saves

Click here for daily readings A woman suffering hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the tassel on his cloak. She said to herself, “If only I can touch his cloak, I shall be cured.” Jesus turn...

Feb 08 2020

Rest A While

Click here for daily readings The world is a busy place – fast paced, on-the-go, and often yielding a need for multitasking. It is hard to find time for rest and silence in the world today. There are so many demands, so mu...

Feb 05 2020

A Lack of Faith

Click here for daily readings “Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house.’ So he was not able to perform any might deed there, apa...

Jan 21 2020

Personal Romance

Click here for daily readings Today we remember St. Agnes, a martyr for the faith back in the 300s. She devoted her life to Christ, set apart for him alone, and thus she refused men who pursued her for marriage. Due to outrage a...

Jan 04 2020

Taking Risks

Click here for daily readings “Faith lifts the soul, Hope supports it, Experience says it must and Love says…let it be!” – Elizabeth Ann Seton Elizabeth Ann Seton is the saint that we remember today...

Dec 26 2019

Tough Conversations

Click here for daily readings “Jesus said, ‘I am the Truth,’ and it is your duty and mine to speak the truth. Then it is up to the person who hears it whether to accept or reject it.” -St. Teresa of Calcu...

Dec 09 2019

Marian Consecration

Click here for daily readings Just this past week, I started my second time through the process of consecrating myself to Jesus through Mary. It has been so busy in my life, and I find myself gravitating towards our Lady, desiri...

Nov 30 2019

Follow and Become a Fisher of Men

Click here for daily readings You must accept your cross; if you bear it courageously, it will carry you to Heaven. St. John Vianney Reading today’s Gospel I think of how it can be so easy to follow Christ at times while o...

Nov 04 2019

The Value of Suffering

Click here for daily readings “Oh, if only the suffering soul knew how it is loved by God, it would die of joy and excess of happiness! Some day, we will know the value of suffering, but then we will no longer be able to s...

Oct 22 2019

Totus Tuus

Click here for daily readings “From Mary we learn to surrender to God’s will in all things. From Mary we learn to trust when all hope is gone.” – St. John Paul II Today we celebrate one of the great saint...

Oct 05 2019

The Power of a Name

Click here for daily readings “The seventy-two disciples returned rejoicing and said to Jesus, ‘Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.’ Jesus said, ‘I have observed Satan fall like ...

Sep 15 2019

Uniting our Sorrows to the Cross

Click here for daily readings My heart has been deeply compelled to draw closer to Our Lady as of lately. As a convert to the Catholic faith, it has taken me a long time to get to this point, but I finally feel a strong devoti...

Sep 05 2019

A Drop in the Ocean

Click here for daily readings “We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.” –St. Teresa of Calcutta Today we celebrate the f...

Sep 03 2019

Transformed for Good

Click here for daily readings Today is the birthday of my best friend, my love, my husband. I picked this day to write a reflection for a few reasons – one of the reasons being to dedicate this to my husband, but also to...

Aug 14 2019

A Saint for our Times

Click here for daily readings “The most deadly poison of our time is indifference.” -St. Maximilian Kolbe In this beautiful creation, there is much to be grateful for – community, nature, and wonders of the w...