<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Secret Saints]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if becoming a saint is simpler, and more joyful, than you ever imagined?

Explore creative ways to follow Jesus by first remembering who you are,]]></description><link>https://www.secretsaintsblog.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:04:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.secretsaintsblog.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Secret Weapons for Secret Saints: Lectio Divina]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lectio Divina is a secret weapon for Secret Saints. I used to open my Bible hoping to learn something new or find the "right" answer. Now I open it expecting to meet God. I read. I listen. And I rest with the Father who already delights in being with me. Some days one word stays with me all day. Other days I don't notice anything remarkable at all. Both are okay. Because the goal was never to have an extraordinary prayer experience. The goal is relationship. Little by little, Scripture begins...]]></description><link>https://www.secretsaintsblog.org/post/how-to-pray-lectio-divina</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a63bafc532301fe59f91639</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:02:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fef93e_0d49a0b5693a49c8acf778e393d00748~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_745,h_475,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lily Hannan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret Saints Sit: Prayer is Relationship with God]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've noticed a lie, "sitting in silence is not enough" to be considered prayer. Sitting in silence with God is "enough" and it's exactly where God wants us to be. Our lives today are so busy. There are emails to answer, dishes to wash, kids to drive, and somehow my phone almost always reaches me before Jesus does. I wish I could say I faithfully begin every morning with an hour of prayer, but I don't. I fall in and out of the habit. But I've noticed something over the years. Every time I...]]></description><link>https://www.secretsaintsblog.org/post/secret-saints-sit-in-silence-prayer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a638b10334c7e6fe29ff27c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:18:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fef93e_8914c9e2ba2d41b0b8f32d6d5cd28d2a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_498,h_353,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lily Hannan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret Saints Remember:                           Identity As a Child of God]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of us believe holiness comes from doing more, praying harder, serving longer, or proving ourselves worthy. We admire the saints and assume they were extraordinary because they accomplished extraordinary things. But the Kingdom of God works differently. Spiritual authority flows from identity before activity. Before a secret saint does anything, they remember who they are.  They remember their identity as a child of God. Jesus Began with Identity Before Jesus preached a sermon, healed the...]]></description><link>https://www.secretsaintsblog.org/post/secrets-saints-remember-identityaschildofgod</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4eafe30bcfc75fd1995f69</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:39:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fef93e_054b74d411ab4b5fb1bdccf95dc33a37~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_780,h_378,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lily Hannan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What If Heaven Is Play? Heaven According to the Bible]]></title><description><![CDATA[When most people think about Heaven, they imagine eternal rest. But what if we've misunderstood the meaning of rest? When I hear the phrase eternal rest, my imagination pictures sitting still... forever.... I love naps. I love Sabbath. I often need rest. But rest without creating, exploring, laughing, or playing? When I was little, I asked my parents what Heaven would be like. They smiled and said, "Heaven is your favorite thing forever." At the time, my favorite thing was playing in the...]]></description><link>https://www.secretsaintsblog.org/post/what-if-heaven-is-play-heavenaccordingtothebible</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4eabfd3d233df4f1f29b1c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:14:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fef93e_d1c2f0a8e9964668823ff36c6e9c4eca~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_717,h_383,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lily Hannan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret Saints Create: The Under-Appreciated Catholic Transcendental]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beauty isn't an extra. It's one of the ways God reveals Himself to the world. In fact, the very first words of Scripture are not a command or a doctrine. They introduce us to  God through an act of creation. "In the beginning, God created..." (Genesis 1:1) Secret saints create because they were created in the image and likeness of the Creator. Why Beauty Matters Truth matters. Goodness matters. But beauty, the often under-appreciated Catholic transcendental, opens the door to both. Beauty has...]]></description><link>https://www.secretsaintsblog.org/post/secret-saints-create-catholictranscendental</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4e72da1bc3692e46e8ca85</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:03:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fef93e_6edfeda635644302a0f835ebc9a0c86d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_542,h_361,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lily Hannan</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>