“Meekness isn’t about being weak or letting others walk all over you. It’s about trusting God to fight your battles, even when everything in you wants to push back.”- Danielle Bean
“Here we can enter a gray area between venial sin, for which we are in some way directly responsible, and what spiritual writers call “imperfections,” for which we are only remotely responsible, if at all.” – Fr. John Bartunek
“As Clare knew, the more we give ourselves to the Lord, the more he will provide us with the grace to love and live like him.” – Thomas Griffin
A Reflection from “Meditations on Humility” by Fr. St. Francis Borgia You ought, O devout soul, to make yourself as familiar as you possibly can
“When the soul begins to understand how high is the destiny of the soul fully united to the Godhead, then all suffering on this side is truly seen for what it is: a momentary light affliction.” – Amy Knight
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “What Jesus Said about Hell Part 4” as we finish out our series on Jesus’ words
“The greatest contemplative practice I have found is to quietly and prayerfully say the holy name of Mary in the midst of all the various activities I am involved in.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
A Reflection from “The Handbook of Spiritual Perfection” by Fr. Philip E. Dion Too often a person looks at the past year and beholds only
“According to Ignatius, the Holy Spirit can use this original memory of good and evil to sting us when He has nothing else left to work with.” – Fr. Mark Yavarone
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “What Jesus Said about Hell Part 3” as we speak about Jesus’ teachings on hell and
“St. Teresa summons us to trust in the Lord’s answer to our prayers rather than insisting on our own preferred outcomes and worldly measures of success.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“Being infinite, God sees so many more options than we do. We can learn to delight in them rather than be deflated by the unexpected.” – Helen Syski
A Reflection from “Meditations on Humility” by Fr. St. Francis Borgia It is easy to know, from the misfortunes that pride has caused in
“It seems as if we want all the ‘life hacks’ out there, from laundry to health to our spiritual life. We want to make progress, and we want it now.” – Deanna Bartalini
Join us for this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio “Deeper into the Mystery of God’s Gift” as we speak about viewing people in the context