The Value of Suffering
Dan Burke
March 31, 2026
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“Pain, the result of sin, becomes in Jesus and with Jesus, the means of destroying sin itself.” – Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen
The Price of Hosanna: Palm Sunday
Denise Trull
March 29, 2026
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“We learn the price of hosanna, of what it means to praise a king whose throne is a cross. We learn slowly to keep singing. Hosanna.” – Denise Trull
Suffering and Abandonment
Dan Burke
March 15, 2026
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“One who is oversensitive and preoccupied with his own suffering often becomes insensible and indifferent to the suffering of others.” – Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen
Headaches and Hair Shirts: Choose Your Mortifications Wisely
Claire Dwyer
February 24, 2026
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“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
My Toughest Lent Ever: 5 Spiritual Lessons from Severe Pain
Leslie Rowe
February 24, 2026
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“As I lay there, I visualized Jesus on the cross. I meditated on the soldiers hammering the nail into His foot, since that was the epicenter of my pain.” – Leslie Rowe
The Letters of St. Paul of the Cross: Becoming More Than Conquerors
Amy Knight
February 5, 2026
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“How can we bring our emotions into submission to the truth of His Word and not become distraught in trials?”- Amy Knight
The Letters of St. Paul of the Cross: Following The Way Set Out Before Us, The Way of the Cross
Amy Knight
January 24, 2026
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“What trial or tribulation in your life could you make into a bouquet of love to give to Jesus?” – Amy Knight
And Death Is Gain: A Reflection on the Proper Christian Sense of Death
Msgr. Charles Pope
December 9, 2025
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“I am struck by the fact that almost no one speaks publicly of a longing to depart this life and be with God.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
On the Fear of Death
Msgr. Charles Pope
November 25, 2025
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“While we ought to regard the day of our judgment with sober reverence, we should go with joyful hope to the Lord, who loves us and for whom we have longed.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
Four Common Tactics of the Devil
Msgr. Charles Pope
November 16, 2025
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“In the spiritual battle of life, we need to develop some sophistication in recognizing, naming, and understanding the subtleties of common tactics of the Devil.” – Monsignor Charles Pope