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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. -
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. -
The Sacred Heart For Our Times
John Kubasak - Jun 11, 2021
The month of June carries a special devotion to the Sacred Heart, although it’s a devotion to practice all year. With all the turmoil in the world, run to the ultimate answer: the merciful, loving Jesus. Kickstart the devotion with a novena, the litany, and the consecration. Nothing else will bring peace like His! -
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. John of the Cross—Reflection on His Sayings of Light and Love
Jeannie Ewing - Dec 14, 2020
St. John of the Cross wrote tomes of pithy spiritual gems in both poetry and prose, containing sage advice glimmering with symbolism. In honor of his feast day, here are five of those words he imparted hundreds of years ago. They are meant to inspire and encourage the weary pilgrim even today, especially today. -
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. -
Get a Glimpse of Cora Evans’ Masterpiece “The Refugee From Heaven”
Hillary Mast - Apr 2, 2020
How did a woman with a rudimentary education write so eloquently about life in first century Jerusalem? How could someone with very little prior exposure to Catholicism articulate details of the faith so well? For Cora Evans, none of this would have been possible without her mystical encounters with Christ. -
Taking Jesus on an Hour Vacation in the World
Sara and Justin Kraft - Mar 10, 2020
In her writings, Cora Evans describes a vision in which Jesus asked her to take Him on “an hour vacation in the modern world.” What an interesting and challenging concept. What would it be like to see the world through Christ’s eyes, to act as he would act, and truly think with the mind of Christ as we go through an hour of our daily life? -
Sunday Gospel Reflection for February 2
Marketing Marketing - Feb 2, 2020
The following is an excerpt from Cora Evans’ work, The Refugee from Heaven, selected as a reflection for the Sunday Gospel reading, Luke 2:22 - 40.
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- 1I Was A Pilgrim In History
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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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