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The Transfiguration of Your Lent
“Jesus does not answer Peter because he knows that staying on the mountain is not an option. His mission, his resolution, is to suffer and die out of love for each and everyone of us.” – Thomas Griffin
Alter Christus
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Alter Christus” as we talk with Fr. Ezra Sullivan about priestly holiness and tips on how to
Spiritual Direction Questions, Part 3: When Do I Need Life-Long, Vocationally Based Spiritual Direction?
“It is irrefutable that every follower of Jesus needs spiritual direction in their lives according to the workings of grace, Divine providence, individual needs, and circumstances. There are scenarios where members of Christ’s faithful have a need for regular, consistent, life-long spiritual direction.” – Fr. Matthew MacDonald
The Letters of St. Paul of the Cross: ‘Preparing You With Pain’
“Times of difficulty and trial, though painful, help us to become detached from the assignment itself and not allow the assignment to become our identity.” – Amy Knight
Exorcist Diary: Our Friends in Heaven
I had been praying for the monks but, in reality, it was they who were interceding for me. I was standing in the midst of saints. I thought, “’My friends, I thank you.’” – Monsignor Stephen Rosetti
Ashes Show that Lent Renews
“Lent is meant to make us fully alive again.” – Thomas Griffin
A Journey to Mount Carmel
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “A Journey to Mount Carmel” as we talk with Fr. Jeffrey Kirby on how to prepare
The Heavenly Bread
“Though our weeks might be busy and our schedules might be full, the real reason to live is on Sunday. The real reason to live is the Eucharist.” – Fr. James Brent, O.P.
The Our Father and Vocal Prayer
Now, what are some of the methods of prayer? Certainly, one which is familiar to all is vocal prayer, or formal prayer. In vocal prayer
Return to Grace
“Obedience to His love is the foundation of humility, and humility opens the door of the soul to grace. It seems, then, that what God wants most of us this Lent is to return to grace.” – Debra Black
Spiritual Warfare in Modern Times: C.S. Lewis and the Screwtape Letters
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Spiritual Warfare in Modern Times: C.S. Lewis and the Screwtape Letters” as we talk with Paul
Exorcist Diary: The Isolation of Hell
“Heaven is love, unity and peace. Hell is hatred and isolation. All of us need the warmth of human connection, otherwise our life becomes a true hell.” – Monsignor Stephen Rossetti
A Horn of Salvation
“At the very moment of proclaiming that his newborn son will be named “John,” Zechariah was flooded with the Holy Spirit and burst into praise – in words that many of us proclaim each morning in the Liturgy of the Hours.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
Jesus: The Prophet
PROPHET “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee.” In the darkest hour of the darkest century of human existence, one man single-handedly led
With God, it is Always Yes
“As God’s yes began to take root in my life, it expanded my heart and increased my desire to choose His will and His timing. His yes called me out of myself and my own plans.” – Sarah Damm