A Stranger They Will Not Follow: The Good Shepherd and Ignatian Discernment
“The rules for discernment guide me to consider, Whose voice am I listening and responding to?” – Whitney Flanders
Claire Dwyer
St. Leo, Fasting, and the Mystery of Pentecost
“The Pentecost Ember Days were the first opportunity to fast after the long Easter season.” – Nicholas Shelton
Self Regulation: Responding, Not Reacting
“Self‑regulation is not separate from discipleship but one of its quiet workshops.” – Marge Steinhage Fenelon
The Spiritual Direction of St. Claude de la Colombiere: A Life in the Crucible
“Father Claude took Sister Margaret Mary under his direction and was a balm to her sensitive soul, encouraging her to obey Jesus and spread the message of His Sacred Heart.” – Amy Baumert
The Weight of Pentecost
“It can seem like we are simply attending a daily spiritual visit to the gym. Jesus wants more than that.” – Thomas Griffin
How To Identify and Overcome Sinful Anger
“If anger, in and of itself, is not a problem, what is? There is a distinction between righteous anger and sinful anger. ” – Jen Arnold
Four Qualities Manifested by the Apostles Just After Pentecost
“Although Saints Peter and John have been arrested, they have, in effect, turned the tables and arrested the Sanhedrin.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
A Contemplative Soul is a Mature Soul
“If we wish to mature in our prayer, we must also mature in the entirety of our Christian life.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
Lessons in Faith From Holy Men and Women of the United States
“When St. Pope John Paul II visited America in 1979, the Holy Father mentioned to President Ronald Reagan that, “A new birth of freedom is repeatedly necessary.” – Fr. Zachery Feldker, CPM
Cultivating Vulnerability
“The very pious phrase…’God alone,’ was distorted and twisted by my wounds and translated interiorly for me as a disposition of unwillingness…to rely on anyone else without a sense of guilt or shame.” – Emily Berger
The Role and Experience of the Angels at the Ascension
“So, the Feast of the Ascension is our feast too. In baptism we died with Christ and rose with him to new life. In the Ascension of Christ, we also ascend.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
Joy: Not a Feeling but a Stable Disposition Found In God
“We are assaulted with constant messaging about the things and circumstances that will make us happy.” – Jen Arnold
Spiritual Direction: “The Art of Arts”
“The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that God gives certain members of the faithful the gifts of wisdom, faith, and discernment for the sake of helping others grow in prayer.” – Sr. Mary Catherine Blanding, IHM
What Will Our Resurrected Bodies Be Like?
“When we recall the four last things, we ought to consider for a moment what Scripture and Tradition have to say about what our resurrected bodies will be like.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
Self‑Awareness: Knowing What’s Going on Inside
“We cannot recognize God’s voice, invitations, or consolations if we are unaware of our own interior movements.”- Marge Steinhage Fenelon
The Truth About Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph, as foster father of Jesus and head of the Holy Family, had an exalted and most responsible vocation — namely, to open the way for the redemption of the world and to prepare” for it by the introduction, education, and guidance of the youth of the God-Man. In this work, Saint Joseph cooperated … Read more
Contemplation as Second Conversion
“The gift of contemplation demands a faith and a trust that extend beyond what the senses can provide.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
Truth, Beauty, and Goodness: Which Draws You?
“Upon reflection, you will likely find that one of the transcendentals moves you toward God more so than the others.” -Jen Arnold
