Three Lenten practices. Three ways to grow in freedom this year.
Read MoreEARTH: JESUS’ HUMBLE HOME AND OURS - Lent reminds us of our final return to the earth. But this earth, where Jesus lived and loved, is our humble home too.
Read MoreStudies report that Loneliness is like a plague today. Thankfully our faith can give us resources that go deeper than the best resources you can find in the secular sphere.
Read More"We won't know ourselves unless we know Him, because as St. Paul explained to the Romans: God decided beforehand those who were destined to be formed in the image of the Son—and that’s us (Rom.8:29)."
Read MoreMike French reflects on the power of daily prayer, specifically the Angelus, and how it guides them to consider the "promises of Christ." They delve into the promise in Luke 11:9, and how it is a "Blessed Assurance" but also the beginning of a conversation with Jesus, inviting them to humility and dependence on His love and providence. The post encourages readers to take time to reflect on the promises that the Lord is making to them, as it will lead to grace.
Read MoreGod became a human in Jesus. God didn't just become a man, but he actually became flesh and blood, just like us. All the matter and energy in the universe is connected to God because he created it. So, in a way, we are all made of the same stuff as God. And when Jesus was here on earth, he went through all the same stuff we go through, like happiness and sadness, and he understands us because of it. God isn't just some distant being, but he's right here with us, and he knows us inside and out.
Read MoreThe psalms were a source of comfort and faith for the people of the Old Testament, who sang them in both good times and bad, and passed them down through the generations. Jesus prayed them too. At Mass, we continue this tradition and remember the perseverance and faith of those who came before us.
Read MoreSometimes when we're trying to pray, we might feel like we're not good enough or important enough for God to care about. But that's just a temptation, it's also an insult to God who created us and loves us as we are. When we're thinking that way, we're not really turning our minds towards God but towards ourselves, instead of remembering that God's promise is to answer us when we call on Him. We would do good to remember that Jesus showed us through His actions that He cares for everyone, no matter how insignificant we might feel, so when we feel like we're too miserable to pray, we should turn to Him and ask Him to heal us too. He's waiting for us to ask.
Read More3 simple primary colors open the door to many others. It’s not so different in the Spiritual Life.
Read MoreWhen we feel like a candle burning in an empty room, we find out that our loneliness is God’s gift to
us, telling us that all of us are for each other
Read Morehope nudges me to take flight.
Never again will I be the same;
because my heart is a blazing flame.
Read More"Forgiveness is a process that takes time... Forgiveness is a grace..." -
-Fr. Tony Rauschuber, S.J. (Adapted from The Art of Forgiveness)
Read MoreIn search of happiness? Joy? Perhaps the greatest place to begin looking is in your own life. Is there anything you could be grateful for today?
Read MoreNot a Complex manual, a Simple Picture.
Read MoreLoving yourself? Well, if you put God first, you’re loving yourself because we are created to love God, and loving Him leads to eternal life.
Read MoreOur times demand that we imitate Christ, not that we live for ourselves.
Read MoreForgiving myself might not be the best way of going about forgiving myself, but instead replacing that self-despair with the blessed assurance of God’s Love for me.
Read MoreThere are many Purposes we can choose for our lives, they are not all the same.
Read MoreWe can be simply Okay, given the circumstances or cruise above the circumstances.
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