How Soon is “Soon”? A Reflection on Rule 8 from St. Ignatius’ First Week Rules for Discernment of Spirits

Priests spend a lot of time in hospitals, and we are often privileged to see our faithful people receive diagnoses that include suffering. The prospect of protracted pain can lead to fear, disbelief,...

The Wisdom and Power of the Cross

The readings for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross provide rich teachings. Let’s look at five themes, each in turn.I. The Pattern of the Cross – One of the stranger passages in...

Experience of Mercy: A Homily for the 24th Sunday of the Year

The Gospel this Sunday draws us into a remarkably sensitive area of the faith, that of forgiving others who may have harmed us. There are many who been authentically hurt and others who fear...

Conversation with Tia Shurina, “Everything and a Happy Ending” and “Another Happy Ending: Lessons in Love, Loss, and Full-Circle Acceptance”

Tia Shurina is the author of “Everything and a Happy Ending” and “Another Happy Ending: Lessons in Love, Loss, and Full-Circle...

Clinging to Divine Mercy – Spiritual Direction

We become what we believe. We believe what we behold.There is nothing more important than spending time with God. This is why prayer is not one aspect of the Christian life. Prayer is...

What Saju Gets Wrong About Modern Relationships

Saju (Korean Four Pillars astrology) has centuries of tradition behind it, and it offers a genuinely detailed framework for understanding personality,...

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...

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