Retreating

I'd love to write a post, but I really need to get to bed... so here are a few quick thoughts I have about this retreat I'm going on.

I love these people. The girls who attend the retreats are so wonderful. The women who run the apostolate are amazing, holy, hilarious people. And the guys (who I'll see after or before the retreat) are the best guys you'll ever meet.
"Fly from bad companions as from the bite of a poisonous snake. If you keep good companions, I can assure you that you will one day rejoice with the blessed in Heaven; whereas if you keep with those who are bad, you will become bad yourself, and you will be in danger of losing your soul."
-St John Bosco

I learned this from Jordan, who I met at this retreat two years ago. The way she talked about Jesus I felt He was sitting right there with us on the floor. That really changed the way I thought about prayers.

"For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God." -St Teresa of Avila

Thank you, Aquinas, for making me feel less guilty for not completing my homework and taking the time off work to see friends.

"It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes." -St Thomas Aquinas

But most of all this is why I am going, to get away from all the noise, and just talk to Jesus in the Eucharist.

"In a world where there is so much noise, so much bewilderment, there is a need for silent adoration of Jesus concealed in the Host. Be assiduous in the prayer of adoration and teach it to the faithful. It is a source of comfort and light, particularly to those who are suffering."
-Pope Benedict XVI

Please pray for me while I'm driving to Ohio and on retreat. You will all be in my prayers! Pax Christi!