
Emotions and Moral Virtue
“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

“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

“Virtues do not exist in isolation from each other or our behaviors. There is much overlap when we are maturing in our spiritual life.” – Deanna Bartalini

A Reflection from “Remain In Me and I In You” by Fr. Wayne Sattler Just as Jesus met Peter where he needed to be loved,

“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

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

A Reflection from “The Miracle Book” by Anthony DeStefano If you want to obtain a miracle, you must first understand what a miracle is. The

“True gratitude is a grace, a gift, that comes from a heart deeply moved, astonished, and aware of the fact that God is so very good.” – Monsignor Charles Pope