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Forging Authentic Friendships in an Age of Loneliness
Mackenzie Worthing - Mar 31, 2020
There is a loneliness epidemic in our world today. In a time when we are more connected than ever, more and more people seem to be suffering from isolation. So many have lost the ability to form friendships that last. People may have friends at work or friends they go out with, but many don’t have a friend they can call in times of trouble or of joy. Not having friends around who can share a vulnerable conversation can make people feel even lonelier. -
How Being Pregnant During Lent Helped Me Focus on Christ
Jeannie Ewing - Mar 24, 2020
Some women sail through pregnancy without incident. For others, it is an extremely painful, arduous process from the beginning. I am of the latter variety. To date, four out of my five pregnancies have overlapped with the Lenten season. -
Take Some Time to Build More Silence into Your Day
John Kubasak - Mar 17, 2020
Perhaps now more than ever, we need to listen to the "still, small voice" of God through silence. Here are some practical ways you can bring prayerful silence into your life everyday: -
Taking Jesus on an Hour Vacation in the World
Sara and Justin Kraft - Mar 10, 2020
In her writings, Cora Evans describes a vision in which Jesus asked her to take Him on “an hour vacation in the modern world.” What an interesting and challenging concept. What would it be like to see the world through Christ’s eyes, to act as he would act, and truly think with the mind of Christ as we go through an hour of our daily life? -
Saints Who Were Siblings
Hannah Crites - Mar 3, 2020
Let's look at these sibling saints and learn about how their relationships and shared childhoods led them to ultimately be recognized by the church as men and women of heroic virtue. -
How to Have a Great Lent (Even If You’re Really Dreading It)
Fr. Mike Liledahl - Feb 25, 2020
If the crowds at Ash Wednesday Masses tell us anything, it is that Lent is a powerful season for people; one that speaks to them on a level they might not even understand. But, some people don’t like Lent, they see it as a drag and a drudgery. With that in mind, here is my biggest suggestion to those people, and actually to everybody who will be entering Lent. Do it all, and keep doing it even when you fail at it. -
Getting to Know Saint Catherine de Ricci, a Perfect Lenten Companion
Kimberly Timmerman - Feb 20, 2020
Perhaps lesser known among the saints, Saint Catherine de Ricci is a saint of greatness. Lent is the perfect time to take a look at her great example of sacrificial love and young leadership. -
7 Great Lenten Sacrifices for Modern Catholics
Jeannie Ewing - Feb 18, 2020
Creativity goes a long way, but we don’t have to stretch our minds to come up with the most unusual sacrifices. Here are seven simple but challenging suggestions for making Lent a more meaningful and prayerful experience this year – suggestions that might surprise you or at least make you think about what people in previous generations did not face. -
Check Out These February Saints to Help You Fight the Winter Blues
Gillian Weyant - Feb 11, 2020
As we contemplate entering into the time of Lent, where we await the Resurrection, it is helpful for us to think of ways in which we might prepare to fill our souls with the joy of the risen Christ. Learn about these saints of February to help you with your preparations for Lent. -
Do You Know Just How Much God Loves You?
Rachel Forton - Feb 6, 2020
Following God does come with conditions; but God’s love does not. Is that hard to believe? For many Catholics, it is. Here is some encouragement on your journey to accepting God’s unconditional, relentless, undeserved love for you. -
Here’s Why You Should Add the Seven Joys and Sorrows of St. Joseph to Your List of Devotions
Hannah Crites - Feb 4, 2020
St. Joseph's virtue and faith is one that we ought to imitate. But in order to do that, we have to know him and his life. In the beautiful, lesser-known devotion of the Seven Sorrows and Joys of St. Joseph, which come from Sacred Scripture, we dive into the details, emotions, and faith of this silent Gospel figure. -
Sunday Gospel Reflection for February 2
Marketing Marketing - Feb 2, 2020
The following is an excerpt from Cora Evans’ work, The Refugee from Heaven, selected as a reflection for the Sunday Gospel reading, Luke 2:22 - 40. -
It’s Not Too Early to Start Thinking about Lent
John Kubasak - Jan 30, 2020
Who looks forward to Lent? Maybe the saints among us do, but I feel pretty comfortable in saying that most of us don’t look forward to Lent. Fasting and penance are usually reluctant undertakings for me. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve noticed I appreciate Lent more. -
Inviting Friends to Mass Might Just Be the Nudge They Need to Explore the Catholic Faith
Kimberly Timmerman - Jan 28, 2020
When I was a freshman in college, an Orthodox Jew, and his two Chaldean Catholic friends, invited me to Mass. I am confident their simple invitation opened the door to my reversion back into the Church and provided a model worth following. -
Sunday Gospel Reflection January 26
Marketing Marketing - Jan 26, 2020
The following is an excerpt from Cora Evans’ work, The Refugee from Heaven, selected as a reflection for the Sunday Gospel reading, Matthew 4:12-23.
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- 1I Was A Pilgrim In History
- 2An Introduction to the Life and Writings of Cora Evans
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- 4A Time to Laugh and a Time to Weep
I Was A Pilgrim In History
The book tells of the journey of the Magi from Egypt where they first witnessed a vision of the birth of the child Messiah. The story follows the Magi to their meeting with Herod and finding the Holy Family. It then follows the Holy Family’s flight to Egypt and their return trip to Nazareth. The story explores some new details of Jesus’ childhood and how His identity was kept secret. The story continues to the time of the Crucifixion of Jesus, and it ends with the Blessed Mother completing the first Stations of the Cross.
An Introduction to the Life and Writings of Cora Evans
An Introduction to the Life and Writings of Cora Evans: Wife, Mother, and Mystic is a personal journal written by one of her best friend, Christian Brother, Edward Behan. Behan shares his knowledge of Cora's life and writings, of her thoughts and insights, which unfolded over six years of inspiring friendship. This book sheds much light on Cora and her relationship with our Lord.
The Refugee from Heaven
The Refugee from Heaven recounts the life of Jesus Christ as an eyewitness, beginning with the first meeting between Jesus and Peter, on the shores of Mount Carmel Bay. With vivid detail and dialogue, this unique account breathes new life into well-known figures of the Gospels.
A Time to Laugh and a Time to Weep
NOW AVAILABLE! A Time to Laugh and A Time to Weep is a prayerful journey for healing, forgiveness, charity, kindness, and courage that traverses the highs and lows of motherhood and faith in light of Cora Evans’ writings. Travel alongside Cora Evans and Jeannie Ewing — one a woman of the early twentieth century, another a modern Catholic living in the frenzied, post-modern Information Age — and realize that truth, beauty, and wisdom exist outside of time.
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