Praise, Petition, and Contrition: Uncovering the Deeper Meaning of the Lord’s Prayer

The Our Father is the recipe Jesus taught His disciples that includes all the ingredients of prayer needed to grow in a relationship with God. It starts secure in our filial covenant, calling...

Spiritual Gluttony – Spiritual Direction

An Excerpt from Whose Voice Are You Listening To? How to Fight and Win the Daily Spiritual Battle by Colleen OrchanianSatan’s Rule #16We prefer, of course, that humans have nothing to do with the Enemy’s...

Scrupulosity: The Stone of Doubt That Cuts Deeper

Imagine this: you have spent the day trudging along, each step driving a small, sharp stone deeper into your foot. Again and again, you turn to your tweezers, determined to remove the stone,...

The Magic of Mabon: What Your Harvest Is Trying to Tell You

Every growing season eventually reaches the moment when tending gives way to gathering. Mabon, celebrated at the Fall Equinox, brings us to that threshold. Summer gives way to autumn, the light begins its...

Five Lasting Benefits of Calling on Tara, the Female Buddha

Five Lasting Benefits of Calling on Tara, the Female Buddha By James William Coleman You can reap amazing benefits when you call on...

A “Severe” St. Ignatius? A Reflection on Rule 7 from St. Ignatius’ First Week Rules for Discernment of Spirits

He was a visitor to our seminary, and our conversation had turned to the specific mission of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary.  I mentioned that Venerable Bruno Lanteri had founded the Oblates...

Meditations on God the Father

Do you know God the Father? He knows you and has treasured you from before the foundation of the world. He has contemplated you as a gift to give to His Son from...

Using Aromatherapy in Your Spiritual Practice

Based on “Spirituality & Essential Oils” from Aromatherapy for Feeling Good All our physical senses—smell, vision, touch, hearing, and taste—are gateways to...

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