Empathy: Seeing Others with the Eyes of Christ
“Empathy is not the same as endorsement. To empathize is to understand; to endorse is to approve.” – Marge Steinhage Fenelon
Claire Dwyer
Have Faith Like St. John the Baptist
“When the Spirit descends on Jesus, John has an ‘ah-ha moment’ in which everything suddenly makes sense.” – Jen Arnold
When You Lose That Praying Habit
“Vacation time or visitors to our home can also throw us off our spiritual routine.” – Deanna Bartalini
Imitating Mary, Part I: Being with Our Mother
“Ask: ‘Mary, what would you have me think, say, or do?’ Make space for her guidance.” – Sr. Mary Catherine Blanding, IHM
Abandonment to Divine Providence: What to do in Life’s Challenges
“Many of us are so busy trying to work through our day-to-day lives…that we sometimes we forget who is really in charge.” – Jen Arnold
Behold His Face: Encountering Christ in Icons
“Gazing at the Holy Face is a reminder of who He is and who I am.” – Ruth Engelthaler
Prayer Reshapes Our Inner Landscape
“When a person commits themselves to prayer, a subtle yet decisive shift begins to occur within the soul.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock, CFR
AI vs. Interiority and the Depths of the Word
“We have a litmus test for our own healthy engagement with AI and other technologies: Is it all fostering the depths, expansiveness, and rootedness of the interior life?” – Fr. Ignatius Schweitzer
The Bread of Life is Our Strength
“As Christians live in the world but not of it, they need a sustenance beyond any earthly blessing the Father might bestow.” – Dr. Anthony Lilles
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
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
