“Erika’s act of forgiveness reveals the triumph of the Cross. This definitive victory over evil rings out in the prayer of the Church whenever we choose to live by faith.” – Dr. Anthony Lilles
A Reflection from “Padre Pio and You” by Mary O’Regan During the fifty-eight years he was a priest, Pio was simultaneously a stigmatist. He
“Jesus will show us where we need to repent and grow in virtue. He invites us to be healed.” – Christine Hanus
A Reflection from “The Power of the Rosary” by Gabriel Castillo Their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law
“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
A Reflection from “Suffering with a Purpose” by Dom Hubert van Zeller The act of compassion is, whatever the manner of its expression, primarily an
“Walking past the couple, my mother heard the woman say she no longer went to confession because she couldn’t think of any sins to confess.”- Christine Hanus
“Those charisms certainly belong to God and not us. They are gratuitously given by a generous and loving God, intended for the purpose of serving and growing His Kingdom.” – Gabriel Garnica
“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