“The truth about ourselves and God can only be known and experienced when we stand alone before God and enter this solitude of the heart.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
“Since the Catholic bishops have interfered in something that does not concern them, deportation of all Catholic Jews will be speeded up and completed within the coming week,” wrote the Commanding Officer of Security Police. “No appeals for clemency shall be considered.”
Christ and His Church need our courageous love and witness, today, at this hour.
David Torkington continues his series on prayer with a look at the meaning of contemplation and Christian joy even in the midst of martyrdom.
How did the Early Christians endure persecution with such courage? David Torkington explains that they were no strangers to the dark night and daily death to self which prepared many for their martyrdom.
Motherhood as a type of martyrdom? Claire Dwyer reflects on the words of a new saint: Archbishop Romero.
In this chapter from “The Apostles and Their Times”, Mike Aquilina discusses the conversion of Saul the persecutor to Paul the Apostle.
How does Herod pay homage to the Christ child? Saint Quodvultdeus reflects in an excerpt from a sermon by this bishop who was believed to be a spiritual student or “directee” of St. Augustine.
What do monkeys and trees have to do with prayer? Dan and Melissa discuss distractions in prayer and how to avoid it.