The Future of the Church is at Stake
Dan Burke
December 14, 2020
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Will you join the Avila Foundation in our most important work?
My Response to the McCarrick Report
Dan Burke
December 3, 2020
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Dan Burke responds to the McCarrick Report.
And I Know You By Name: This Present Paradise, Part 20
Claire Dwyer
April 16, 2020
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Claire Dwyer explores the significance of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity’s given name, religious name–and our own names.
My Calling to be a Benedictine, Part III
Father Boniface Hicks OSB
March 16, 2020
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Fr. Boniface Hicks explains his calling to the Benedictine way of life.
My Calling to be a Benedictine, Part II
Father Boniface Hicks OSB
March 9, 2020
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Fr. Boniface Hicks continues his series on his calling to the Benedictines and their spirituality.
My Calling to be a Benedictine
Father Boniface Hicks OSB
February 17, 2020
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Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB begins a fascinating series exploring his conversion and calling to the Benedictines.
Unique and Unrepeatable
Father Boniface Hicks OSB
February 3, 2020
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Each person is unique–and each relationship with God is unrepeatable. Fr. Boniface Hicks invites us to consider deeply this truth.
Vocation Versus State of Life
Charlie McKinney
January 1, 2020
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Therefore, that I might not become too elated, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, an angel of Satan, to beat me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I begged the Lord about this, that it might leave me, but He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.’ I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me. — 2 Corinthians 12:7–9
Headaches and Hair Shirts: This Present Paradise, Part 14
Claire Dwyer
December 3, 2019
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“Choose mortifications that don’t mortify others.” Claire Dwyer expounds on this saying of St. JosemarÍa Escrivá in today’s reflection.
The Woman of the Hour: This Present Paradise, Part 13
Claire Dwyer
November 26, 2019
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When we surrender ourselves and our dearest things to Mary, she will determine the hour for their fulfillment, just as she did at Cana. St. Elizabeth of the Trinity discovers this in Claire Dwyer’s next in the series.