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99 1/2 Won’t Do – Catholic Teaching on Purgatory
“Presuming that we die in a state of grace and friendship with God, Christ will surely complete his work in us (for He is faithful to His promises) by purging us of whatever imperfections, venial sins, or sorrowful effects of sins that still remain.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
Feeling Spiritually Stuck?
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Feeling Spiritually Stuck” as we answer your questions about what you can do when you feel
Exorcist Diary: Demons Loosed on Halloween
“We used the strongest deliverance prayers we had as well as holy water and other blessed objects. We did our best, but she was assaulted by demons throughout the night. It was pretty ugly.” – Monsignor Stephen Rossetti
Solemnity of All Saints
What determines who are the saints we celebrate in today’s Solemnity? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from his Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
“A Dominican Moment”: The Story of a Conversion, Part 2
“It’s been called a “Dominican moment” because the culture of lies and death is ascendent, just as it was in St. Dominic’s time, and we need the same remedy: Truth.”- Rose Folsom
The Temple of the Trinity
“The grace of baptism is the grace to become God-bearers, and the call for us now is to awaken to the grace and live it freely. But how? A stunning example of someone who was fully aware of the indwelling, and taught us how to live consciously and freely according to that grace, is Saint Ignatius of Antioch.” – Fr. James Brent, O.P.
Exorcist Diary: Demons Cling to Unforgiveness
“Demons cling to unforgiveness. It gives them a foothold in our lives.” – Monsignor Stephen Rossetti
How They Love Mary
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “How They Love Mary” as we talk with Fr. Edward Looney on his book about how
John Paul II: The Light Always Wins
“For John Paul II, the beginning and the end were similar in that they were defined by difficulty and trial. In the midst of so much hardship and pain, he was looked upon as a beacon of hope.” – Thomas Griffin
Book Review: The Devil in the Castle
“Dan Burke has introduced me to a saintly friend who is not beyond me at all, but who wants to guide me beyond the outer chamber of my soul and into its very depths. For she knows that in the interior castle I will find the love and light of the Lord Who deeply wants to share that inner chamber with me.” – Sarah Damm
The Importance of Confession
We have been taught in our catechism that the seven sacraments are the principal channels of God’s grace to us His children in His Mystical
The Meaning of Divinization
“God’s secret purpose for creating the world was to divinize human beings by grace.” – Fr. James Brent, O.P.
Demonic Deceptions of Visions and Revelations Part 6 of 6
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Demonic Deceptions of Visions and Revelations Part 6 of 6” as we finish out this series
On Creative Work: Resistance and Retaliation
“Retaliation is a bitter, evil reproach for the offering of ourselves to the world, stretching out our arms and our hearts and saying,’ here, here is my offering.’ Satan hears an echo in that offering — the echo of a cry from a Cross that marks the end of his reign. And he retaliates against us for reminding him that God became man that we might become like Him.” – Claire Dwyer
The Grace of Filial Adoption
“What we receive in our baptism is amazing. Something of the eternal Son’s very own relation to the Father, a true share in his eternal Sonship, has been planted in our hearts by grace. As a result of such a stupendous grace, something of the Son’s own Life of standing before the Father in the Spirit of Love is now the life of our hearts too.” – Fr. James Brent, O.P.
