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A Meditation on the Scourging at the Pillar According to Cora Evans
Katherine Prezioso - Jul 25, 2024
In Cora Evans' The Refugee from Heaven she has a moving chapter dedicated to the Scourging of Our Lord at the Pillar. Today's blog post draws out some of the beautiful insights from Cora's mystical vision to cast light on what was happening as Our Lord's blood was shed. -
What it Means to Be Covered in the Precious Blood of Christ
Maria Troutman - Jul 17, 2024
We hear the phrase - covered in the blood of Christ, but what does it really mean? Delve into the profound reality of Christ's blood today in this blog post. -
Catholic Hymns You Should Know Master List
Admin - Jul 9, 2024
This is the complete list of the Catholic hymns you should know blog posts. It will be periodically updated as more hymns are covered on the blog. The hymns are listed in order of liturgical season and/or topic. Advent/Christmas Alma Redemptoris Mater Lent Ave Regina Caelorum Easter The Exsultet Regina Caeli Ordinary Time/Anytime Dies Irae Extraordinary Hymns for Ordinary Time Ubi Caritas Eucharistic Hymns Pange Lingua Tantum Ergo... -
Catholic Hymns You Should Know: Pange Lingua
John Kubasak - Jun 26, 2024
Learn more about the beautiful hymn about the Eucharist written by St. Thomas Aquinas, the Pange Lingua. -
Five Blogs to Foster Your Devotion to Our Lord in the Eucharist
Mackenzie Worthing - Jun 20, 2024
Today's post features five blogs from the archive that will help you grow in your devotion to Our Lord in the Holy Eucharist. -
Sacred Heart of Jesus Blog Post Roundup
Mackenzie Worthing - Jun 6, 2024
Learn more about the Sacred Heart of Jesus from these previous Cora Evans Blog posts on the Sacred Heart, the Sacred Heart according to Cora Evans, how to do the Sacred Heart Enthronement, and more! -
Sacred Scripture Deep Dive: Galatians
John Kubasak - Jun 4, 2024
Learn more about St. Paul's letter to the Galatians in today's blog post. -
Sacred Scripture Deep Dive Master List
Admin - May 30, 2024
This is the master list of all the Sacred Scripture deep dive blog posts. This post will be updated as more blogs are written in this series. -
St. Bede the Venerable and the Interesting History of the Church in England
John Kubasak - May 25, 2024
Bede is best known as an historian of the Church in England. Today's post is about this great saint as well as the Church's mixed history in the British Isles. -
Receptivity to the Holy Spirit
Briana Talley - May 16, 2024
Learn three profound ways you can open up to be more receptive to the Holy Spirit, according to the saints. -
Why Does it Matter that Jesus is God and Man: Christological Heresies and the Truth
Elizabeth Kotelly - May 14, 2024
Learn more about why it matters so very much to our faith that Jesus is both God and man by learning more about the Christological heresies that have arisen over time. -
Why Should Catholics Care about Philosophy?
Elizabeth Kotelly - May 7, 2024
Today's post delves into why Catholics need philosophy and the history of philsophy in the Church. -
The Story of St. Helen and the Finding of the True Cross
John Kubasak - May 3, 2024
Learn the amazing story of the finding of the True Cross in Jerusalem by Constantine's mother, St. Helen. -
Catholic Hymns You Should Know: Regina Caeli
Briana Talley - Apr 30, 2024
Learn about the Marian antiphon for the Easter season, the Regina Caeli, where the faithful rejoice with the Queen of Heaven in the Resurrection of her Son. -
Advice on Confession from the Saints
Briana Talley - Mar 20, 2024
The saints have much wisdom to share on the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Read today's blog to glean from their wisdom and be encouraged to make confession before the Triduum commences.

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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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