Works of Mercy: This Present Paradise, Part 16
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity was no stranger to the Works of Mercy. We can imitate her charity–and it may be easier and closer than we think, Claire Dwyer shares.
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity was no stranger to the Works of Mercy. We can imitate her charity–and it may be easier and closer than we think, Claire Dwyer shares.
Leila Lawler gives encouragement in beginning or renewing a deep devotion to the ancient liturgical year.
“Choose mortifications that don’t mortify others.” Claire Dwyer expounds on this saying of St. JosemarÍa Escrivá in today’s reflection.
Marriage is not only a beautiful earthly reality but also a mystical sign and symbol of something greater than itself. David Torkington expands our understanding of this sacrament.
Sometimes we want a saint for a cause, an intention, a miracle. But maybe we just need one for the journey, Claire Dwyer shares.
Years of patient love and powerful prayers always pay off in the end.
Claire Dwyer suggests four ways for our souls to thrive in the busy seasons of life.
Buried under the most strong-willed child can be a beautiful vocation, as it was for St. Elizabeth of the Trinity. Claire Dwyer continues her series of reflections.
“Take your Crucifix,” counsels Elizabeth of the Trinity, “look, listen.” Claire Dwyer finds the starting-point of the saint’s story.
St. Rita was “small in stature but great in holiness, who lived in humility and is now known throughout the world for her heroic Christian life as a wife, mother, widow and nun.” – Pope St. John Paul II