Finding Peace in a Difficult Moment
Msgr. Charles Pope
January 27, 2021
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Monsignor Pope gives an apt analogy for understanding–and accepting–our current sufferings.
Receiving the Word in Affliction and Joy
Anthony Lilles
October 31, 2020
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Those who imitate the Word do so in joy–and suffering. Dr. Anthony Lilles reflects.
The One You Love is Sick
Claire Dwyer
September 3, 2020
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Elizabeth of the Trinity’s final illness takes hold as Claire Dwyer’s series nears its end.
Avoiding Bitterness in Suffering: Meeting Christ in Physical Pain and Fatigue
Charlie McKinney
March 25, 2020
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Avoiding Bitterness in Suffering will bring courage and hope that in Christ and in communion with his saints, you can — and will — triumph over every kind of adversity.
It’s Good to be Here: The Way of the Cross
Charlie McKinney
March 18, 2020
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Meditating on the fact that God loves you yields a joy that transcends the greatest physical or mental suffering.
Headaches and Hair Shirts: This Present Paradise, Part 14
Claire Dwyer
December 3, 2019
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“Choose mortifications that don’t mortify others.” Claire Dwyer expounds on this saying of St. JosemarÍa Escrivá in today’s reflection.
Desiring the Cross: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Dan Burke
April 14, 2019
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As we begin Holy Week, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross meditates on the good that comes from desiring and carrying the Cross.
Love of the Cross – Divine Intimacy Meditation
Dan Burke
April 1, 2019
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Why is the Cross good for us? Why do we need passive suffering?
Prediction of the Passion
Dan Burke
March 11, 2019
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What does Christ’s prediction of His Passion mean for us? What lessons can we draw from it?
With Jesus Crucified
Dan Burke
March 6, 2019
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As we begin the spiritual discipline of Lent today, let us reflect on why it is important to unite ourselves to the sufferings of Christ both spiritually and corporeally.
