
Headaches and Hair Shirts: Choose Your Mortifications Wisely
“When we take on what seems like a good thing, and other important things begin to crumble? It’s time to re-evaluate.”- Claire Dwyer

“When we take on what seems like a good thing, and other important things begin to crumble? It’s time to re-evaluate.”- Claire Dwyer

“The only way that mortification and penance really help advance Christ’s Kingdom is if we are united to Christ.” -Fr. John Bartunek

“She would go into the bathroom, shut the door, and sing the Doxology loud and clear: “Praise God from Whom all Blessings flow…” – Ann Radtke

“St. John of the Cross has a lot to say about the danger, not of desires, but of attachments. The disciplines he encourages are not meant to destroy desire but to teach us what desire is for.” – Glenn Dickinson

A Reflection from “The Truth About Purgatory” by Martin Jugie The Catholic dogma of Purgatory supposes the immortality of the human soul, and the

A Reflection from “The Most Powerful Saints in Exorcism” by Charles D. Fraune and Patrick O’Hearn As the youngest child of two saintly parents,

“Jesus will show us where we need to repent and grow in virtue. He invites us to be healed.” – Christine Hanus

“Nature never stands still. To St. Leo and the ancient mindset, the changing of seasons was a form of divine instruction.” – Nicholas Anthony Shelton

“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

“Confessing regularly doesn’t just help us fight temptations and the enemy of our souls. It helps us love.” – Christine Hanus