Katie Rea’s Writings
“Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
Our inner life shapes our outer journey. This truth echoes through Gandhi’s words, inviting us to notice how the smallest movements of the soul become the path we walk.

Writings
The Royal Cross: A Quarterly Magazine of the Order of the Daughters of the King.
Finding Our Voice: Listening, Witnessing, and the work of Clarity in the Order, page 12. An exploration of how attentive presence helps us discern and claim our true voice.
Unexpected Lessons of Grief from a Disney Movie, page 8, *Anna correction. A gentle reflection on how a Disney film unexpectedly illuminated the quiet, complicated movements of grief through Anna’s journey.
Sacred Moments: Living the Vows That Called Me, page 7. A reflection on the sacred work of honoring the commitments that shape our spiritual path.
Bearing Fruit Far From Home, page 16. A message on the surprising fruit that emerges when God calls us into new and unfamiliar spaces.
My blog posts by topic:
- Dreamwork
- Health and Wellness
- Reading/Books
- Self-help/Encouragement
- Spiritual Direction/Religion
- Travel
- writing
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Walk of Life
I’d like for you to do a little visual exercise with me. Picture a time you took a walk. It could be a walk in the woods, by a lake, or in a park. Perhaps the path led to a waterfall. It could be a walk where you got caught in the rain. Or it…
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Getting Out of Our Comfort Zone…Look to Mary
Mary, the mother of Jesus, can serve as a great example of how to overcome our fears and get ourselves out of our comfort zone. Initially, I was very excited to deliver a sermon on Luke’s Gospel on the story of Mary. Unfortunately, my excitement quickly gave way to panic as I realized the sheer…
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The Journey of Grace: Navigating Bad Days with Faith
By Katie Rea — spiritual director, writer, and companion for those listening deeply to life as it There was a day when I felt a supernatural peace, a kind of groundedness that made everything feel spacious and manageable. I was patient with my clients, my kids, and my husband. I practiced active listening and had…
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Unlocking the Healing Power of Nightmares
“For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams…” Edgar Allan Poe Did you know nightmares are not all bad? Nightmares can be messengers of healing, not just fear. By Katie Rea — spiritual director, writer, and companion for those listening deeply to life as it unfolds As someone who dreams regularly, the idea that…

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