“Hence, despite the human affirmation, happiness, and even sense of fulfillment these crowds may have brought to Jesus, there is something and someone greater than all of this: it is the Father and His will.”- Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
“The redemption that I seek
Verily
Imperceptibly
Does its secret work in me…”
-Kerry Rhodes
“When you give something precious, you must not spread it around in pieces, and you must not give it half-heartedly.” – Glenn Dickinson
I read stories about people who while living as prodigal sons sensed ‘something missing’ only to find it in the Church and came home to great rejoicing. Yet I had lived my whole life in the Church, and still felt an absence, an emptiness, a profound lack of joy. Like the prodigal’s older brother, I wondered, “Where is my feast?” – Grace Abruzzo
“Jesus, in his Passion, enters fully into both human experiences of “abandonment,” and reconciles them.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
Claire Dwyer summarizes St. Elizabeth of the Trinity’s written retreat, “Heaven in Faith.”
Part 33 of This Present Paradise A Series of Reflections on St. Elizabeth of the Trinity (Start with part 1 here.) When I was
David Torkington concludes his series on prayer with an important overview of fundamentals of our faith.
David Torkington explains that true renewal of the liturgy is dependent on a renewal of authentic Christian love, growing out of deep prayer.
Purifications of the Church–and ourselves–are painful but necessary prerequisites for receiving the fullness of Christ’s promises,
David Torkington teaches.
