When we speak about Heaven there is a tendency to dismiss our speculation as “just imagining things.” But Our Dear Lord, knowing that we need
The Ends of Mental Prayer In order to practice well mental prayer, or meditation, and to make it truly profitable to the soul, we must
Obedience and Community versus Individualism and Tribalism In my Sunday-school days, we sang a simple chorus I cannot forget. It went like this: “Trust and
We have established the principle that man is made principally for the vision of God. This requires an elevation of our human powers, that man
Angels are messengers between God and men. But sometimes they are also messengers of their protégés. St. Gemma Galgani, a young Italian woman who was
Marriage as a sacrament belongs to an entirely different order than the mere union of man and woman through a civil contract. It basically regards
In our every need, let us simply ask the Father to flood our souls with His precious Gift of the Holy Spirit, the Person of Love.
A Divine Sense of Humor No one can ever understand the sacraments unless he has what might be called a “divine sense of humor.” A
Mother Mary Francis masterfully unpacks the meaning of each Beatitude, showing how they all interconnect to present a roadmap to holiness and happiness.
Mother Mary Francis masterfully unpacks the meaning of each Beatitude, showing how they all interconnect to present a roadmap to holiness and happiness.
