“By use of our imagination, recalling images of sacred people and moments in salvation history gives us a tangible visualization to ponder in meditation.” – Debra Black
“In the meditation known as The Call of the King, Christ is beckoning us to a perfect loyalty to Him, one that is founded in and driven by love.” – Debra Black
“Our Lady of the Pillar, our pillar of strength, is not only patroness of Spain but of all Hispanic peoples throughout the world.” – Debra Black
“From journaling prayer, one can learn to discern God’s ‘voice’ and presence as distinguished from our own thoughts and emotions as well as those placed upon us by the enemy.” – Debra Black
“St. Ignatius of Loyola has us review our past week of prayer, such as on a Sunday, and also our past month. This organically expands into journaling about our day, not just our prayer time.” – Debra Black
“Catholic journaling is quite different from the non-Christian practices in its essence and purpose: its origin and object is God, and its purpose is our relationship with Him.” – Debra Black
“You are never alone in the silence.” – Debra Black
“Love of country is a virtue; it is our duty of justice both in gratitude for that which we are given and in our duty towards others.” – Debra Black
“As given in the Litany of Humility, our goal as parents is for them to be holier than us as long as we become as holy as God deems us to be. We have taught them their faith; our duty now is to pray for them.” – Debra Black
“Authentic Christian prayer is a conversation with God that forms the heart to be like His own. It enlightens the ‘eyes’ of our soul. But many spiritualities have crept into the Catholic church that lead one into false and even perilous prayer practices.” – Debra Black
