What role does giving thanks play in meditation? How does it work? How should we approach it? Find out in today’s excerpt and reflection from Finding God Through Meditation.
What do Pearl Harbor and World War II’s V-J Day have to do with the Blessed Virgin Mary? And, what does She have to do with the war against Satan? Find out when Dr. Peter Howard expands on this these concepts in today’s post on this holy day: The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.
Are mercy and compassion the same thing? Is this really the year of mercy…or is it really the year of compassion? Find out the answers to these questions when Liz Estler reflects on the new Jubilee Year of Mercy which begins tomorrow, December 8, 2015, on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.
What spiritual symbolism is contained in the Isaiahan prophecy that a virgin would conceive? Find out when St. Bernard of Clairvaux continues his explication of this Scriptural passage, in part II of II of another of his famous Advent homilies.
Is heaven a real place? Could it be, rather, a state of being? Find out more as Father John Bartunek examines what the Church has to say about this.
How might one interpret Isaiah’s words to Ahaz “Ask for a sign” … and Ahaz’s response that he will not? Find out when St. Bernard of Clairvaux begins his explication of the prophecy that a virgin shall conceive, in another of his famous Advent homilies.
Who is Audrey Assad? And, what is the One Thing she is seeking from the Lord? Today, Dan Burke shares her video and her reflection on Verse 4 of Psalm 27.
Are you ready for Advent? Dan and Melissa have some suggestions that will help you cleanse your soul in preparation for Christmas.
What is the path that leads to sanctity characterized by? What school lays this out for us? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on sanctity in this excerpt from the Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
What are the fifth and sixth circumstances of the Advent of Our Lord according to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Doctor of the Church? Find out in the last installation of this three-part series on St Bernard’s first Advent Homily.
