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“I remember thinking as a young religious that the greatest obstacles in my spiritual life were certain exterior realities, i.e., the people and personalities I lived with.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
“Erika’s act of forgiveness reveals the triumph of the Cross. This definitive victory over evil rings out in the prayer of the Church whenever we choose to live by faith.” – Dr. Anthony Lilles
A Reflection from “Padre Pio and You” by Mary O’Regan During the fifty-eight years he was a priest, Pio was simultaneously a stigmatist. He received the stigmata in September 1910, and he died in September 1968. He was a crucified priest, living a living crucifixion. For the first eight years of priesthood, Pio had … Read more
“The truth about ourselves and God can only be known and experienced when we stand alone before God and enter this solitude of the heart.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
“Jesus will show us where we need to repent and grow in virtue. He invites us to be healed.” – Christine Hanus
A Reflection from “The Power of the Rosary” by Gabriel Castillo Their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law they meditate day and night. They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that … Read more
“Nature never stands still. To St. Leo and the ancient mindset, the changing of seasons was a form of divine instruction.” – Nicholas Anthony Shelton
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Being a Catholic Athlete” as we talk with Barry Dean about being a Catholic athlete and how to bring Christ to sports! Want to listen to more? Subscribe to our Spotify channel. To watch our full videos, check out our Youtube playlist. Common Resources: Association of … Read more
“A few days before the retreat begins, I ask them to pray with this question, ‘Where are you?’ from Genesis 3:9.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
A Reflection from “Suffering with a Purpose” by Dom Hubert van Zeller The act of compassion is, whatever the manner of its expression, primarily an interior one. It may show itself in any one of the corporal works of mercy, but before it brings the particular kind of relief that the situation demands, it has … Read more
“Walking past the couple, my mother heard the woman say she no longer went to confession because she couldn’t think of any sins to confess.”- Christine Hanus
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “The Desire to Be Fully Who We are Called to Be” as we finish this series on marriage, diving into the longing to be who we are called to be in Christ! Want to listen to more? Subscribe to our Spotify channel. To watch our full … Read more
“Those charisms certainly belong to God and not us. They are gratuitously given by a generous and loving God, intended for the purpose of serving and growing His Kingdom.” – Gabriel Garnica
“Sure, we can suppress or subjugate our emotional reactions. We can flog them with ‘shoulds.’ We can exile them or lock them up. But that is not virtue.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
A Reflection from “Meditations on Mary” by Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet Let us turn our minds to the desolation of Mary and the bloody wound that pierces her heart. How is a mother’s sorrow to be understood? Who can depict such deep emotion? Yet if we attend to her, our hearts will speak to us. We must … Read more
“As one of the remedies for the darkness of our times, we must recover a sense of our unique dignity.”- Monsignor Charles Pope
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Living a Christ-Centric Understanding of Relationship” as we continue talking about the beauty of marriage and how to live a Christ-centered relationship with your spouse! Want to listen to more? Subscribe to our Spotify channel. To watch our full videos, check out our Youtube playlist. Common … Read more
“The director acts like guardrails on the narrow road that winds up the steep mountain.”- Debra Black
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