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Catholic Hymn You Should Know: Alma Redemptoris Mater
John Kubasak - Jan 11, 2024
Learn more about the Marian antiphon, the Alma Redemptoris Mater. -
The Tapestry of the Nutcracker and the Nativity
C. E. Umbria - Dec 28, 2023
Learn what The Nutcracker and Cora Evans' The Advent Story have in common by taking a simple story and infusing it with extraordinary splendor. -
Gloria in Excelsis Deo: What to Know about the Different Christmas Masses
Daniel Witham - Dec 23, 2023
There are three different liturgies for Christmas. Learn more about these different masses in today's blog post. -
Light in Darkness: John 1 and Hope of Christmas
Daniel Witham - Dec 14, 2023
Reflect on the coming of Christmas in the midst of the darkest time of the year and what this liturgical setting means for us all. -
Catholic Hymn You Should Know: Dies Irae
Mackenzie Worthing - Dec 7, 2023
Learn about the Dies Irae, known as a sequence during All Souls Day and at a Requiem Mass, this Latin sequence was also originally proclaimed during Advent. Read more about this meditation on the coming day of the Lord's judgment. -
How Jesus Fulfills the Davidic Promises
John Kubasak - Dec 1, 2023
Learn more about what promises were made to King David and how they are fulfilled in Christ. -
Thy Kingdom Come: What Does Christ Say of the Kingdom of God?
John Kubasak - Nov 29, 2023
What is the Kingdom preached by Jesus? Learn more about what we ask for when we pray 'Thy kingdom come' in the Our Father. -
The Mystical Humanity of Christ Alive in the Advent Story
C. E. Umbria - Nov 24, 2023
Learn more about Cora Evans' work, The Advent Story, and how it relates to her main mission of the Mystical Humanity of Christ. -
Following Mary in the Fourth Trimester: A Mother’s Meditation
Mackenzie Worthing - Feb 2, 2023
A meditation on lessons learned from Mary during the fourth trimester during the Advent and Christmas season. -
We Have Come to Adore: Reflections on the Magi from The Advent Story
Mackenzie Worthing - Jan 6, 2023
We know little of the Three Kings or Magi who bring gifts to the Child Jesus. The Advent Story opens up their beautiful journey to find the Christ Child. -
Grow Strong Again: Rooted in the Root of Jesse
Jeannie Ewing - Dec 26, 2022
In today's blog, Jeannie meditates on Isaiah 11 and what it means to be holy as God is calling us to be holy in the here and now. -
Journal Prompts for the Christmas Season
Jeannie Ewing - Dec 22, 2022
Jeannie Ewing provides some scripture verses and journal prompts for the Christmas season, especially for those who are not feeling "in the Christmas spirit" this year. -
Christmas Cooking: Celebrating Christmastide with Food
Mackenzie Worthing - Dec 19, 2022
We have the opportunity to make our very food, which we use not only for sustenance but also for celebration, help us lift our eyes to heaven and remember the season and feasts which we hold dear. Below are a few recipe ideas for the Christmas season - for the 12 Days of Christmas - for a liturgical approach to the season. -
Being the Light: Lessons from St. Lucy
Rachel Forton - Dec 15, 2022
Saint Lucy exemplifies the embodiment of “being the light of Christ in the world,” which all Christians are called to do, and most especially as we await the Incarnation.
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- 1I Was A Pilgrim In History
- 2An Introduction to the Life and Writings of Cora Evans
- 3The Refugee from Heaven
- 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.
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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.
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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.
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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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