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The Rules of Discernment: A Practical Guide – Rule 3
“Consolation increases our confidence in God and helps us to rely more on His unfailing strength.” – Megan Hjelmstad
Jesus’ love for Mary proves “Woman” isn’t a bad word
A Reflection from “One Lord, One Faith, One Church” by Jesse Romero and Paul Zucarelli The Church as the Living Bride of Christ Jesus said
Giving Birth in the Land of Shades: Reflections on Reading Isaiah
“It happens here and there – in one soul at a time this birth in the land of shades where we slowly discover in startling reality Jesus’s words ‘Without Me you can do nothing’. But WITH Him?” – Denise Trull
Becoming Awake to the Presence of God
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Becoming Aware of the Presence of God” as we talk about how to become awake to
The Rules of Discernment: A Practical Guide – Rule 2
“As we start responding to God’s “pricks” of grace and stop allowing unhealthy pleasures to rule over reason, we begin to overcome sinful enticements. In response, the actions of God and Satan seem to switch.” – Megan Hjelmstad
A Contemplative Presence
“If a person is not spending quality time with Jesus in personal prayer each day what can he really offer to the crisis of the modern world?” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
Heresy is Powerless Against the Virgin Mary
A Reflection from “Flee From Heresy” by Bishop Athanasius Schneider “Rejoice, O Virgin Mary, for thou alone have destroyed all heresies in the whole world. Thou
The Assumption is Our Feast, Too
“What happened to Mary, in a profound and preliminary way, will also happen to us in the end.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
Miraculous Apparition in the the United States!
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Miraculous Apparition in the United States!” as we talk with Fr. Joseph Aytona about the only
The Retreat that Never Ends: The Disposition of Humility
“Obedience is the foundation to authentic humility. But when you truly love someone, you want to do as much for them as possible rather than only what is required.” – Debra Black
Keep Your Head in the Clouds
“We can and should allow the Feast of the Assumption to inspire in us a desire to imitate the saints’ focus on that which is ‘not of this world.'” – Thomas Griffin
The Rules of Discernment: A Practical Guide – Rule 1
“St. Ignatius tells us that when we’re committing sin, Satan will try to keep us enslaved to ongoing sin by making it look attractive or feel good.” – Megan Hjelmstad
History Ignored is Bound to Repeat Itself
A Reflection from “A Wager on Death” by Vittorio Messori There is another ancient dialogue, equally forgotten if not mocked by the sociotheologians, and equally
Nothing Wasted
“Perhaps what appears to be useless scraps are somehow important in the Kingdom of God.” – Barb Lishko
The “Danger” in Admiring the Saints
“The danger that we face in honoring the saints is that we admire them–but from a distance.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
