
Rules of Discernment: A Practical Guide – Rule 11
“This is why St. Ignatius invites us to both humility and confidence in Rule Eleven, reminding us of God’s merciful grace in consolation and sufficient strength in desolation.” – Megan Hjelmstad
“This is why St. Ignatius invites us to both humility and confidence in Rule Eleven, reminding us of God’s merciful grace in consolation and sufficient strength in desolation.” – Megan Hjelmstad
“By realizing where God dwells, namely within us, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity is teaching us something that is crucial for our spiritual life: namely, that the spiritual life is ultimately an inside job.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Lessons from a Storm Part 1: Hurricanes and Human Connection” as we talk with Jason Craig
“When we feel strong and consoled in our relationship with the Lord, it is the perfect time to earnestly beg His loving help for times of future weakness, doubt, and desolation.” – Megan Hjelmstad
“Upon hearing these words I was convicted to make my drive devoted to the Rosary.” – Thomas Griffin
“The Surrender Novena…has genuinely helped me, an ardent and awkward disciple of Christ, to find peace as I try to serve God and do his will.” – Christine Hanus
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Mystical Experiences in Prayer?” as we discuss how to respond to mystical experiences during prayer and
“Though everything for 1,875 square miles around the chapel’s 5-acre property burned (by way of comparison, the Great Chicago Fire burned 3 ½ square miles), the flames never touched the land where Mary had appeared.” – FB Smit
“This is a humbling realization for those of us often tempted by self-reliance, perfectionism, or productivity: we cannot manufacture consolation any more than we can manufacture authentic connection in any human relationship.” – Megan Hjelmstad
A Reflection from “The Church in the Storms” by Fr. Joel Guibert St. Therese and Surrendering to God The following words of Thérèse, in a
“Forty years after we were rescued from a potentially perilous situation, Debbie and I finally understood that the caring man who appeared at our side at the precise moment we needed him most was, in truth, our Guardian Angel.” – Carolyn Laumann
“If someone can drive out demons in Jesus’ name, we ought to praise the Lord! Such a one is not a foe; the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“Knowing that our country cannot be saved by our own works and mindful of how much our nation has departed from the ways of Thy Son, we humbly ask that Thou wouldst turn Thine eyes upon our country to bring about its conversion.” – Fr. Chad Ripperger
“St. Ignatius entreats us to labor, to be patient, and to remember God’s opposing truth: this desolation is passing in nature.” – Megan Hjelmstad
“There is a restlessness in your soul, and you seek out a director who will guide you in your desire to know God.” – Deanna Bartalini