Weeding the Garden of the Soul
Debra Black
January 17, 2022
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How is discernment like weeding a garden? Debra Black explains.
Prostrate Hearts: Prepare in Advance for the Graces of Lent
Debbie Aguiar
January 17, 2022
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Join us for a webinar with Dan Burke!
Alice von Hildebrand: ‘A Happy Failure’
Claire Dwyer
January 14, 2022
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“Alice von Hildebrand fought in her corner of the world, in her way, using her gifts and her resources. And God blessed her and anointed her.” Claire Dwyer
Is This Your Next ‘Yes’?
Claire Dwyer
January 13, 2022
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Could the Lord be calling you to deepen your interior life and enrich your understanding of Catholic spiritual theology at the Avila Institute? Claire Dwyer gives a nudge in that direction!
Spiritual Direction: My Greatest Joy
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
January 10, 2022
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“Despite the enormous love and gratitude I have for my vocation to the priesthood, my ministry of spiritual direction remains, unexpectedly, the greatest joy of my life.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
Exorcist Diary: Mentally Tormented by Demons
Monsignor Stephen Rossetti
January 9, 2022
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Sometimes, masked within the deceptive trappings of an OCD disorder, an actual attack by the Evil One. Monsignor Stephen Rossetti explains.
The Baptism of the Lord
Fr. Derek Sakowski
January 9, 2022
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“The apostle Paul invites us to participate in the baptismal rebirth and renewal that is freely and gratuitously offered in Jesus, along with the rich outpouring of the Spirit (Titus 3:4-7). Let us come into the waters of baptism with Jesus.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
Post-Retreat Depression
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
January 5, 2022
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“No matter how blessed a time the retreat was, most of us are not called to live on the mountain alone with God. We have families, jobs, and communities that, whether we like it or not, are waiting for us. The key, I emphasize, is to integrate our experience on retreat into our daily lives.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
Vanishing in Plain Sight
Elizabeth Mitchell
January 4, 2022
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“And now, today, in the middle of a prosperous nation, NFL commentators, nurses, doctors, pilots, police, are quietly vanishing. Law-abiding citizens. Loyal employees. The ones who came on time, and stayed late, and worked heroic hours during the crisis, and loved their profession. Gone.” – Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell
Epiphany–the Coming of Christ our Light
Fr. John Keehner
January 2, 2022
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“In celebrating Epiphany—in celebrating God’s manifestation to the nations, we are not celebrating a light that has come and gone, like a flash in the night. We are not looking back with nostalgia to a better day that can never return.” – Fr. John Keehner
