The Wisdom and Power of the Cross
“It is the great paradox of the cross that makes a public spectacle of every human and worldly presumption.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
Claire Dwyer
Experience of Mercy: A Homily for the 24th Sunday of the Year
“So you’ve got $500 in your pocket and she’s only got $50. Big deal; the debt owed is three trillion dollars. ‘ – Monsignor Charles Pope
Clinging to Divine Mercy
“Praying the chaplet…allowed me to better come to grips with my sinful inclinations and begin to root them out of my life.” – Thomas Griffin
Spiritual Gluttony
“Discern what the Holy Spirit wants for you right now….You don’t have to take it all in today.” – Colleen Orchanian
Scrupulosity: The Stone of Doubt That Cuts Deeper
“There are different degrees of scrupulosity, and it tends to manifest in two distinct ways: developmental and emotional.” – Jamie Rose Bell
A “Severe” St. Ignatius? A Reflection on Rule 7 from St. Ignatius’ First Week Rules for Discernment of Spirits
“The image of a severe Ignatius could certainly be constructed from some of the events that immediately followed his conversion.” – Fr. Mark Yavarone OMV
Meditations on God the Father
“He has contemplated you as a gift to give to His Son from before time began.” – Dr. Anthony Lilles
Prayerful vs. Contemplative: What’s the Difference?
“Contemplation is not the fruit of a strong will, but a grace received from God that gently and steadily reorients the whole of life.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock, CFR
Redemptive Suffering: Make Your Suffering Meaningful
“Further, the suffering that he allows for each individual is particular to that individual’s spiritual needs, similar to how an oncologist prescribes an individualized treatment plan to each of his patients.” – Jen Arnold
“I Give Up!” // On Discouragement
“God calls us to work and pray. The devil uses discouragement to prevent both activities.” – Colleen Orchanian
To Become Another Mary For Jesus
“If we truly wish to examine our spiritual lives, we need only ask ourselves, How much am I like Mary?’” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock, CFR
A Step of Faith on a Stormy Sea: When Discernment Drags On…and On
“When the worst of the storm was over, we could see more clearly that just “stepping” had been enough.” – Christine Hanus
Letting Shame Give Way to Grief
“There is a reason why we Catholics fruitfully meditate on the ‘Sorrowful Mysteries’ rather than the ‘Shameful Mysteries.'” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
Becoming More Christlike, One Emotion At A Time
“Emotional intelligence helps us become honest enough to bring our whole being to God, and stable enough to let those feelings be purified into charity.” – Marge Steinhage Fenelon
The Eyes to See Who You Truly Are
“How could Jesus be present in a heart so full of torment, so full of ‘abominable thoughts’?” – Jenny duBay
The Love That Welcomes Mortification
“All mortification is futile, unless it is mystically joined to the redemption He wrought.”- Glenn Dickinson
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
“Not only was our soul created for heaven, but also our body, which, after the resurrection, will be welcomed into our heavenly home.” – Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen
Gaining Motherly Wisdom
“In her love for her kids and in my children’s love for their mother, I saw Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary. ” – Thomas Griffin
