We are all likely familiar with the “walk to Emmaus” (Luke 24:13-35) by two of Christ’s disciples the evening of the Resurrection in Luke’s Gospel. These two men, overcome with hopelessness and discouragement, were talking about the incredible events they had witnessed over the previous few days as they were walking to their home village [...]
The joy of Easter and the Risen Lord is upon us… Christ is Risen! Truly, He is Risen! Have you heard the new translation of the Exsultet intoned? I was privileged to proclaim again the Exsultet, the Easter Proclamation that recounts the saving action of God in our lives, as well as in our history [...]
My wife and I are blessed with two wonderful boys, ages 14 and 11. The inspiration for this blog entry came as I drove back from our spring break vacation this week and had lots of time to think while the family slept. Our sons’ future has been weighing heavily on me lately and the [...]
“It is never true to say that we have no time to meditate; the less one thinks of God, the less time there will always be for God. The time we have for anything depends of how much we value it. Thinking determines the uses of time…” (Archbishop Fulton Sheen) As I pulled out of [...]
Have you heard? March 30th has been designated by many of our bishops to be as a day of fasting and prayer for religious freedom and conscience protection. “Most importantly of all, we call upon the Catholic faithful, and all people of faith, throughout our country to join us in prayer and penance for our leaders [...]
Few souls understand what God would accomplish in them if they were to abandon themselves unreservedly to Him and if they were to allow His grace to mold them accordingly.” — St. Ignatius Loyola What is the connection between surrender and strength? Surrendering to Christ and putting His will before my own for the first [...]
by Sister Timothy Marie, O.C.D. Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles Mornings are God’s masterpieces. A new day awakens, filled with potential. The night sky disappears into the heavens, while the sun slowly creeps up out of the distant horizon. Most of the time, I don’t see the sun rise. Dawn [...]
I used to be Successful It’s a story I’ve heard several times recently. I’m speaking with a guy, and in a reflective moment, he drops his head and speaks softly about how tough the past few years have been. He used to have more status, money, prestige, respect. But not anymore. Now life is full [...]
“Don’t imagine that, if you had a great deal of time, you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea; it is no hindrance to prayer to spend your time well.” (St. Teresa of Avila) Please help us in our mission to assist readers to integrate their Catholic faith, family [...]
I would like to begin this reflection by asking you, my dear reader, a question that may be a little hard to answer: Would you say that you ever get… stressed? If for some reason, that question isn’t easy for you to answer (it certainly — and unfortunately — was simple for me), then let [...]
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St. Benedict for Beginners – The Third Step to Humility
This is the ninth in a series on St. Benedict for Beginners. – The Editors The Third Step to Humility ‘The third step of humility is that for the love of God a man should be obedient to his superior in all things.’ Obedience? What a sign of scandal in an individualistic age! The whole [...]
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