HI THERE! I'M BRIANNE TURCZYNSKI, FREELANCE WRITER, HISTORICAL RESEARCHER, & PERPETUAL SEEKER OF THE HUMAN CONDITION. WELCOME TO MY SPACE WHERE I SHARE THE BOOKS I'M READING, MY SPIRITUAL FINDINGS, FLOWERS IN MY GARDEN, AND LOST STORIES. ALL ARE WELCOME HERE.
Just started this!! I love St. Teresa of Avila, no one messed with her. If you need human strength, her words can help. I’ve heard this is her book about prayer but as I’m reading it, it seems that it is more about the intentional spiritual journey, the drawing closer to union with God, and … Continue reading The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila
Getting into it!! So excited to be reading something beautiful and inspiring again!!My Lenten devotion to meditation is going well, but I had to put down Cynthia Bourgeault’s book on centering prayer, because it was too pragmatic in its thinking about something that really can’t be explained. I think Thomas Keating and she have done … Continue reading Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh
Part of my Lenten devotion was to be more intentional with meditation and prayer. Was able to start reading this last night. Looking forward to getting into it more! It always takes me about a week to think about what devotion I will take into Lent. I’m always coming to the show late after thinking … Continue reading Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening by Cynthia Bourgeault
“Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming. It is close at hand...” (Joel 2:1)Here Joel is the watchman warning the people of the plague of Locusts who will devour all the vegetation and make … Continue reading The Book of Joel
Nighttime reads…so good! I can’t stop writing down her many quotable quotes! 😄 Trying some things—cursive, calligraphy. If you can read my writing there is a fantastic quote from Joan Chittister. 😄
Charity is not just giving food and money. To be charitable is to be merciful, empathetic, understanding, and compassionate. To be charitable is to love with God’s force and put love into action. Quote is from ‘Divine Intimacy’ by Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen. O.C.D. 4:2
First, you might wonder what this image is, it is the Holy Face of Jesus, the image that appeared clearly on the veil of Veronica. It is a powerful meditation and relevant to this post because how can one be a good watch person when their senses are destroyed like the senses of Christ were … Continue reading Book of Ezekiel
Oh my anguish, my anguish!I writhe in pain.Oh, the agony of my heart!My heart pounds within me,I cannot keep silent. For I haveheard the sound of the trumpet;I have heard the battle cry."(Jeremiah 4:19)Any time I have witnessed an injustice I have felt this way. HereJeremiah, a prophet, emphasizes exactly what I felt when I … Continue reading The book of the Prophet Jeremiah
"Listen! Your watchman lift up their voices; together they shout for joy. When the Lord returns to Zion, they will see it with their own eyes.” ( Isaiah 52:8) “Israel’s watchman are blind, they all lack knowledge; they are all mute dogs; they can not bark; they lie around and dream, they love to sleep.” … Continue reading The Book of Isaiah
“…God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.” (1 John 1:5) Anyone out there afraid of the dark? When I was going through a tough time my grief manifested itself in anxiety. As soon as the sun went down the wolf, as I called it, began to hunt me, and I was … Continue reading The books of John
BRIANNE TURCZYNSKI 