Blessings that are Difficult to Receive — Updated
Cardinal Van Thuan of Vietnam didn’t always think of his physical and spiritual trials as blessings. Find out more about this holy man who was declared “Venerable” by Pope Francis yesterday.
Cardinal Van Thuan of Vietnam didn’t always think of his physical and spiritual trials as blessings. Find out more about this holy man who was declared “Venerable” by Pope Francis yesterday.
How is Christ’s Resurrection from the dead an expression of God’s merciful love? Dr. Anthony Lilles contemplates the triumph of mercy and the grace, the hope, the freedom, which Easter brings to humanity.
Dan and Melissa strongly recommend watching “The Passion of the Christ” on Good Friday evening to more effectively meditate on the brutal reality that Our Lord entered into to redeem the world.
How and why does suffering have value? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from his Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
This week Dan, Melissa and Dr. Lilles talk in depth about the love that God has for us through every circumstance, and the hope we can garner during our trials.
Life passes quickly, so says our good St. Therese. Dan, Melissa and Dr. Anthony Lilles discuss what it means to face hardships in this short life.
Dan, Melissa and Dr. Lilles discuss meaning through the mystery of suffering and the importance of a charitable response to this reality.
Does asking for death constitute sin? And, what does despair have to do with it? Find out when Father John Bartunek responds to a reader’s question.
What does loving the Cross truly mean? Find out in a meditation by St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), OCD, on this Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross.
What does the memorial of Saint Helena have to do with evangelization? Find out when Dr. Joseph Hollcraft shares a reflection on the relevance of the Cross in our lives.