Suffering With God: A Spiritual Director Reflects
Deanna Bartalini
April 21, 2025
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“Instead of grasping, we can wait. Instead of holding on, we let ourselves be held.” – Deanna Bartalini
Pondering Some of the Teachings of the Easter Vigil in its Afterglow
Msgr. Charles Pope
April 17, 2025
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“The Easter Vigil is the manifestation of what St. John wrote in the prologue of his Gospel: The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it (Jn 1:5).” – Monsignor Charles Pope
Repentance: Embracing Jesus (Part 1)
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
March 20, 2025
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“Even though we might not be living in serious sin–and hopefully we are not–true repentance forces us to ask ourselves this question: am I pursuing Christ seriously and attempting to follow him in every aspect of my life?”- Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
God’s Blessing of Guardian Angels
Carolyn Lauman
October 1, 2024
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“Forty years after we were rescued from a potentially perilous situation, Debbie and I finally understood that the caring man who appeared at our side at the precise moment we needed him most was, in truth, our Guardian Angel.” – Carolyn Laumann
Jesus Has the Right to Remain Silent – Personal Prayer During Times of Discernment
Christine Hanus
July 2, 2024
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“We share our heart with Him, but sometimes He will not speak. He sits with us and allows the Holy Spirit to work in our interior, unperceived..” – Christine Hanus
The Solemnity of Corpus Christi
Denise Trull
June 2, 2024
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“The dying boy was carried to the pope in the protecting arms of a Christian soldier and Sixtus was able to tell him gently, ‘Tarcisius, Jesus is safe. You can let Him go now.’” – Denise Trull
Sober and Watchful: Discernment of Spirits
Fr. Derek Sakowski
May 23, 2024
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“Discernment is a marvelous gift from God. Like many of his gifts, it needs to be cultivated and nurtured through consistent effort.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
Let the Fire Fall
Thomas Griffin
May 17, 2024
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“While our lives might not have such visible experiences of God’s Spirit we all have Pentecost moments.” – Thomas Griffin
Wounding and Healing: The Mystery of Suffering
Christine Hanus
April 27, 2024
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“It would be years before the Lord delivered me from the oppression I suffered during that season in my life. God tested me, certainly, but then He delivered me.” – Christine Hanus
The Winters of Spiritual and Biological Grief
Patrick O'Hearn
December 18, 2023
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“I will never forget driving home from work for months as tears would fall on my steering wheel. For the first time in my life, I was upset with God.” – Patrick O’Hearn