The Saving Mystery of the Lord’s Baptism
Anthony Lilles
January 11, 2026
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“Up from the river, the Messiah’s saving gaze is on us, for deep waters could not quench His love.” – Dr. Anthony Lilles
Should I Still Go to Confession if I Have Nothing to Confess?
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
August 7, 2025
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“Here we can enter a gray area between venial sin, for which we are in some way directly responsible, and what spiritual writers call “imperfections,” for which we are only remotely responsible, if at all.” – Fr. John Bartunek
By the Work Worked: Grace is Not Dependent on the Moral State of the Minister
Rob Marco
July 8, 2025
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“He didn’t speak to my heart but dispensed simply the raw, undiluted forgiveness of Jesus Christ that has been entrusted to him in his apostolic priesthood.” – Rob Marco
What is the Difference Between Spiritual Direction and Confession?
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
June 19, 2025
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“Confession and spiritual direction are like partially overlapping circles: they share some common characteristics, but their centers, their essences, are distinct.” – Fr. John Bartunek
Carlo Acutis’s Plan of Life
Sophia Institute Press
April 2, 2025
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A Reflection from “God’s Influencer” by Andrea Acutis and Antonia Salzano Carlo Acutis’s Plan of Life Carlo was mature as a child and mature as
The Divine Indwelling: Finding God Within and the Spiritual Rebirth of Baptism (Part 3)
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
November 3, 2024
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“To experience the reality of Baptism and all its fruits, including the Divine Indwelling, one must live out their baptism as fully and as deeply as possible.”- Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
From Perfunctory Penitence to Compelling Confession In Four Easy Steps
Msgr. Charles Pope
February 27, 2024
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“For confession to really heal, it is necessary to go deeper. It is necessary to examine the deeper drives and motives of sin; to examine not only what I have done, by to ponder why.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
Tepidity
Sophia Institute Press
October 18, 2023
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Tepidity is a serious danger that threatens those trying to lead good and pious lives. It is, indeed, a peculiar state of the soul. The
The Liturgical Actions of Sacramentals
Sophia Institute Press
July 26, 2023
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In prayer, the Church turns toward Almighty God; accordingly, prayers are part of the Church’s liturgical action. Sacramentals “always include a prayer, often accompanied by
The Importance of Confession
Sophia Institute Press
October 19, 2022
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We have been taught in our catechism that the seven sacraments are the principal channels of God’s grace to us His children in His Mystical