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Advent 2024 Week 3 Reflection
Katherine Prezioso - Dec 19, 2024
Meditate on the maternity of Mary and the birth of Christ in this week's advent reflection taken from the mystical experiences of Cora Evans in The Advent Story. -
Salve Regina: A Reflection on the Assumption and Coronation of Our Lady
Mackenzie Worthing - Aug 15, 2024
Have you spent time in meditation while praying the rosary about what it must of been like on Earth during Our Lady's Assumption and what it must have been like in Heaven during her coronation? Spend some time today reflecting on these beautiful events with today's blog. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
St. Hildegard von Bingen: Mystic, Musician, Medicinal Healer, Mystery
Mackenzie Worthing - Sep 20, 2023
Learn more about one of the four female doctors of the Church, St. Hildegard von Bingen. -
A Glimpse into the Sacred Heart according to Cora Evans
John Kubasak - Jun 16, 2023
Learn more about the Sacred Heart of Jesus from the perspective of Cora Evans' visions. -
St. Peter in The Refugee from Heaven: Some Lessons for Holy Week
John Kubasak - Apr 4, 2023
Learn more about St. Peter from Cora Evans' masterpiece, The Refugee from Heaven. -
Best Quotes by Cora Evans
Jeannie Ewing - Feb 6, 2023
A roundup of some of the best quotes by Cora Evans. -
Jesus and the Little Children: A Reflection on a Selection from “The Refugee from Heaven”
Mackenzie Worthing - Oct 28, 2022
In Chapter 2 of Book 3 in The Refugee from Heaven, a story is told of Jesus to give hope to a rather hopeless group – convicted prisoners doomed to die: Jesus comes to a village with many children who were suffering and the spent the entire day healing them, bringing the children joy and their parents relief and hope for the future. -
Reflecting on the Transfiguration of Jesus: Keys to Recognizing God in our Daily Lives
Sara and Justin Kraft - Aug 4, 2022
On August 6, we will celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration. This Feast (like the actual event) is designed to celebrate the revelation of Jesus as the Son of God. In other words, our goal should be to experience the full impact of our belief that Jesus is the Son of God. -
Often God Speaks and Acts Through a Quiet Soul: Lessons from Cora Evans
Josh Florence - Jul 28, 2022
Even when I have any kind of anxiety about the present or the future, having some quietness of soul helps me to focus on God’s love for me, in that particular moment. I feel more grounded in where I am and more at peace that I am where I need to be, even if I’m doing the dishes. -
What St. Catherine of Siena Can Teach Us About Penance, Eternity, and Prayer
John Kubasak - Apr 29, 2022
St. Catherine of Siena's extroadinary faith, hope, and love can teach us how to live penance with joy, prepare for eternity, and be committed to prayer. -
Bridge of Meditation Into His Heart
Jeannie Ewing - Apr 7, 2022
It is when our nothingness encounters God’s perfection that we are truly transformed. God chooses to demonstrate His power when we choose to humble ourselves to the extreme and allow Him to do whatever He wishes. Once this occurs, we find ourselves dissolve into Him, so that His will finally, at long last, becomes ours, too.

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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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