Women’s talk given at the Greek Retreat for Our Lady of Wisdom at UL’s Campus. A humble attempt at identifying the unique feminine gift, and the virtues, along with the defects and excesses that accompany this gift.

Answering the question of who goes to confession, why go to confession, what to confess, how to confess, and benefits of confession through the lens of the sacrifice of Abraham and the transfiguration.

Rules of Discernment of Spirits from St. Ignatius of Loyola, Rules 1-4. The rules of discernment are designed to help the person navigate their own spiritual experience.

A look at our sufferings, through the lens of Noah’s ark and the wood of the Cross.

What it means to pray infallibly, and what it means for us.

The nature of spiritual sloth, and taking steps to overcome it.

Understanding how the devil interacts with a person going from good to better in the spiritual life.

A look at the life of Jonah and what made him so effective of an evangelist.

Explanation of the virtue of modesty and the virtues that stem from it looking at the life of Samuel, Eli, and Hannah.

Using the magi as an example against us when we are unwilling to make sacrifices. Drawing wisdom from the spiritual author Dom Eugene Boylan.