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What is the Devotion to the Mystical Humanity of Christ?
Mackenzie Worthing - Jul 8, 2021
An awareness of the Mystical Humanity of Christ, an awareness of the Divine Indwelling in our hearts, is a way to make our lives a living prayer. The devotion to the Mystical Humanity of Christ is a way to draw deeper into his life so that we may become more like him and spend all of eternity in the joy of his loving presence. In today's blog, Kenzie Worthing explains the Mystical Humanity of Christ and how to increase your own devotion to it. -
St. Joseph & My Dad
Hannah Crites - Jun 17, 2021
Hannah Crites reflects on the titles of St. Joseph, recalls moments from her relationship with her dad, and shares nuggets on the meaning of true fatherhood. -
Lessons from the Life of Cora Evans
Jeannie Ewing - May 7, 2021
Cora Evans’ spirituality is, quite possibly, so remarkable, because of her ordinariness. She was a lay woman, married with children, and did not possess any spectacular abilities or talents. Yet she strove, in her own way and along her own journey on Earth, toward Jesus. Her particular love for the Eucharist fortified her to perhaps even love the ordinary, rather than seek pomp and popularity. -
St. Josephine Bakhita: Grace Amidst Suffering
Hannah Crites - Feb 11, 2021
Throughout her life, St. Josephine Bakhita endured unspeakable hardship and violence, so much so that she was stripped of her identity and dignity. But in that, she was able to blossom into one of the most beautiful, gentle saints we have the blessing to know. -
Learning from the Conversion of St. Paul
John Kubasak - Jan 20, 2021
The conversion lesson to us is that no conversion can take place without falling before God in humility. Sometimes God steps in dramatically in our lives—our own road to Damascus—but not always. We can’t expect or wait for a blinding flash of light, or hold in envy those that do have extraordinary conversions. The essence of conversion is available to every single person: humility. -
What My Aborted Uncle or Aunt Has Taught Me
Hannah Crites - Jan 13, 2021
In this first installment of our pro-life series, Hannah Crites reflects on the lessons she learned when she discovered that one of her uncles or aunts had been aborted and how it has motivated her own pro-life work. -
Blessed John Tomaki: Father and Martyr
Sara and Justin Kraft - Sep 9, 2020
Is there anything I would not give up for Jesus? These are challenging questions. However, we don’t have to face them on our own strength. Like Blessed John Tomaki, who had been given courage by the examples of others, we too must encourage one another in our families to cling fast to Christ in turbulent times. -
Monica and Augustine: The Power of a Mother’s Prayers
Gillian Weyant - Aug 27, 2020
Just as God the Father longs for all of His children to return to a life of righteousness, so Monica longed for Augustine to give up his vicious ways and become who he was meant to be. -
The Incredible Gift of Divine Mercy
Jeannie Ewing - Jun 2, 2020
I walked into the Perpetual Adoration Chapel and browsed the library behind it. Most of the time, I wanted a specific devotion to assist my mind in meditation while praying in silence during my hour with Jesus. Immediately, my eye caught a colorful tri-fold about St. Faustina Kowalska’s Christological apparition known as the Divine Mercy Image. -
How Loving Our Lady Softened My Heart Towards My Own Mother
Jeannie Ewing - May 19, 2020
Two of the most profound gifts I’ve been given in this Marian journey are that I’ve experienced healing in my relationship with my earthly mother and I know that the goodness of my innate temperament is also a part of hers. Read more: -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Here’s the Incredible True Story of the Priest Who Wrote Silent Night
Sara and Justin Kraft - Jan 2, 2020
Many have heard of perhaps the most famous singing of “Silent Night” at Christmas in 1914. Only five months into World War I, over a million soldiers had already died or been wounded. On December 24, 1914, the trenches went silent as soldiers placed small Christmas trees on the upper edge of their trenches. On both sides of the trenches, the soldiers put down their rifles and sang Christmas songs in their native languages.
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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.
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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