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Jesus and the Little Children: A Reflection on a Selection from “The Refugee from Heaven”
Kenzie 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. -
St. Scholastica As a Sibling
Josh Florence - Feb 10, 2022
The holy "siblingship" between St. Scholastica and St. Benedict offer insight into the gift of siblings. They led each other to holiness of life and this is something that can be a model for us and our siblings. Even for those who may not have siblings we have adopted brothers and sisters in Christ to call us to greater holiness. We must remember that The Blood of Christ runs deep in his adopted children and unites us. -
St. Antony & the Virtue of Stabilitas
Kenzie Worthing - Jan 17, 2022
St. Antony of Egypt is our man to look towards at the beginning of this new year, whether we have resolutions to keep or whether we simply want to persevere in the circumstances in which God allows us to find ourselves. -
Advent Week 4 Reflection: the Presentation, Magi, New Birth & Resurrection
Jeannie Ewing - Dec 23, 2021
As we close our Advent walk and transition to the Octave of Christmas, let us remember one thing: that nothing is too far gone when we keep walking toward the Light. -
Advent Week 3 Reflection: The Presence of Angels to Light Our Path
Rachel Forton - Dec 14, 2021
The average person today might call you crazy if you told a story like that… being visited by even one angel, let alone a multitude of them. As we draw ever nearer to Christmas, let us keep our eyes, ears, hearts and minds open to the many ways God tries to communicate that love for us each day – especially the angels He places to light our path. -
Advent Week 2 Reflection: Hidden Blessings for Joseph and the Journey to Bethlehem
Sara and Justin Kraft - Dec 7, 2021
An often-overlooked portion of the Christmas narrative is the journey to Bethlehem. Sara and Justin Kraft reflect on the different burdens of the journey that can be seen as blessings and points of learning for us. -
Advent Week 1 Reflections: Mary’s Vow and the Swaddling Clothes
John Kubasak - Dec 3, 2021
The second chapter of The Advent Story moves to Cora’s record of her visions. Two things stood out to me: Mary’s vow of virginity and the swaddling clothes. -
Jesus, Our Guest In Little Things
John Kubasak - Oct 26, 2021
The process of prayer, perseverance in struggles, and submission to the will of God can transform a day. Jesus is there from start to finish: we pray to commune with Him; persevering through difficulties leads us to desire Him more; submitting ourselves to the will of God brings us even closer to Him. Let us draw closer to Him so that He may draw us closer to Himself. -
4 Spiritual Lessons We Can Learn from St. Teresa of Avila
Sara and Justin Kraft - Oct 15, 2021
St. Teresa of Avila transformed the life of prayer of the Church. Although herself a mystic and Doctor of the Church, she provides us with means of prayer that are accessible to all. -
Seven Sorrows of Mary: Accompanying Jesus On His Way to the Cross
Jeannie Ewing - Sep 16, 2021
We can grieve with the Heart of Mary. We know she reflected deeply upon everything her Son endured throughout His life, likely knowing that it would end in death. Because of that, what Jesus suffered, Mary also suffered. And this is true of those who love both Jesus and Mary. We can be assured that, as we turn to them in our darkest and most despondent moments, they genuinely accompany us, unseen but present, through every loss and every pain. -
Why We Should Turn To Our Lady of Czestochowa To Teach Us Hope
Kimberly Timmerman - Aug 31, 2021
The image of Our Lady of Czestochowa gives great consolation to be able to unite our own sufferings, wounds and scars with hers. This blog reflects on the history of the image and how we should ask with renewed hope to be able to unite our sufferings and labors with Christ, confident that she will protect us and bring us closer to her Son, Jesus.
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The Advent Story
Available just in time for the Advent and Christmas season! The Advent Story details the events of the birth of Jesus Christ and his early life as revealed through private revelation to Cora Evans. Interspersed with Scripture passages, this book brings the Christmas narrative to life and inspires renewed reflection on the Incarnation.
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.
Letter Lessons
The newest addition to The Cora Evans Library. “If any man would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily, and follow Me” (Lk 9:23). Being a Catholic Christian is a call to action. Our God is not passive or indifferent or lukewarm. He is active, involved, and on fire. And He is vying with the devil for your soul. Following Jesus takes perseverance, self-denial, trust, and total commitment. This is not a book about Jesus; it’s about you and how you open yourself to Him in ways you’ve never even considered.”
Gems
The reflections of Cora Evans included in Gems reveal many new details about Catholic truths, deeper knowledge of theological truths, and new light and evidence to the deposit of faith, especially regarding the humanity of Christ, the Holy Eucharist and the indwelling of Christ.
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