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The Three Temptations: A Path Through Lent Like every Lenten season, we just started this one with fasting and abstinence. The Church suggests the same three spiritual disciplines for our Lenten journey every year: fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. There are many other spiritual disciplines we can adopt. Meeting with our young adult group, we discussed […]
The Light That Guides Us: On Divine Desire and Its Call Throughout the liturgical year, light emerges as a powerful theme, particularly during two significant moments: the Easter Vigil, celebrating Christ’s resurrection where life conquers death and light overcomes darkness, and the Feast of Epiphany, marking the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy about a guiding […]
As I’ve mentioned before, the Christian life is about learning to form our desires. The season of Advent emphasizes this even more, teaching us how to desire rightly. Yes, we need to learn to yearn. We need to learn to desire. As we approach Christmas, the figures of John the Baptist and others fade […]
It’s common knowledge that we live in a time—in a society—of immediate gratification. We want our Google searches to show up in less than half a second. We want our Uber rides and Amazon deliveries to arrive right on time. We want the movie to start streaming the instant we hit the play button. This […]
Young Catholic Professionals, San Antonio Advent Retreat Reflection Video Listening to the reflection, when the time comes, watch This video and come back Recommended Spiritual Reading for Advent Abandonment to Divine Providence (or Sacrament of the Present Moment), Jean-Pierre de Caussade, transl. John Beevers, Link Broken Gods: Hope, Healing, and the Seven Longings […]
As I reflected on the time I have been assigned to St Peter’s and Our Lady of grace, I couldn’t help but feel a little melancholy. Time goes by so quickly! It slips like water through our fingers. Last week we celebrated Thanksgiving; in just four more weeks we’ll be celebrating Christmas, then New Year’s […]
Online Lenten Healing Retreat: Christ Who Heals – Day 3: My Wounded Humanity. Reflection talks and centered prayer on our wounds in need of healing. Find some good earbuds and a quiet place to reflect and pray. He is looking for you. Move to talk on Day 1, or Day 2 […]
Online Lenten Healing Retreat: Christ Who Heals – Day 3: My Wounded Humanity. Reflection talks and centered prayer on our wounds in need of healing. Find some good earbuds and a quiet place to reflect and pray. He is looking for you. Move to talk on Day 1, or Day 3
Online Lenten Healing Retreat: Christ Who Heals – Day 3: My Wounded Humanity. Reflection talks and centered prayer on our wounds in need of healing. Find some good earbuds and a quiet place to reflect and pray. He is looking for you. Move to talk on Day 2, or Day 3
The Gospel last week presented us with the challenge to forgive, admonish, and reach out to those who have sinned against us. Today, the holy liturgy follows the theme on anger and resentment and the importance of forgiving injustice. The first reading says, “Wrath and anger are hateful things, yet the sinner hugs them tight.” […]
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