“A few days before the retreat begins, I ask them to pray with this question, ‘Where are you?’ from Genesis 3:9.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
“Sure, we can suppress or subjugate our emotional reactions. We can flog them with ‘shoulds.’ We can exile them or lock them up. But that is not virtue.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
A Reflection from “Meditations on Mary” by Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet Let us turn our minds to the desolation of Mary and the bloody wound that pierces
A Reflection from “The Most Powerful Saints in Exorcism” by Charles D. Fraune and Patrick O’Hearn Saints in the Rite of Exorcism Within the
“The [Solemnity] of the Assumption is a strong appeal to us to live ‘ever intent upon heavenly things,’ and not to allow ourselves to be carried away by the vicissitudes and seductions of the world.” – Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen
“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
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
“My strong suggestion is to pick one of his works and stick with it. You may find it challenging and frustrating. Be patient.” – Glenn Dickinson