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Heroic Acts of Service: Works of Mercy with Young Children
Jeannie Ewing - Jul 6, 2022
Families can begin by listening to the Holy Spirit. I’ve discovered that the Spirit likes to be spontaneous, sometimes adventurous, almost always inconvenient when knocking on the doors of our hearts. Most of the time, the greatest act of service, the greatest mercy we can offer someone, is simply our presence. -
4 Important Lessons We Can Learn from Baseball
John Kubasak - Jun 14, 2022
In our spiritual ball game, all nine choirs of angels and the saints fill the stands. They cheer us on, pray for us, and help us by the Lord’s will. As the summer comes into full swing, think on baseball and the many other things that can represent our spiritual life. -
In the Service of The King: St. Charles Lwanga and Companions
Josh Florence - Jun 3, 2022
St. Charles Lwanga and his companions showed exceptional faith and courage. Their story can embolden us on our journey and teach us how to live our faith in the political sphere. -
Four Ways to Live More Fully In the Spirit This Pentecost
John Kubasak - Jun 1, 2022
In Peter’s preaching, we have four key takeaways to bring forward into our present day. After all, the action of the Holy Spirit did not end with Pentecost—or with the death of the apostles. Two millennia later, we are heirs to the same Spirit. Let us reflect on Peter’s preaching in order to live more fully in the Holy Spirit. -
How Are Catholics Supposed to Live Friday’s Outside of Lent?
Sara and Justin Kraft - May 20, 2022
TGIF! Thank God it’s Friday! This is such a common expression that we rarely even think about it. But, how exactly does a Catholic thank God for Friday? -
The 10 Virtues of Mary and How to Live Them in Everyday Life
Hannah Crites - May 12, 2022
As Catholics, we are called to imitate Christ in every way. Well, easier said than done. The fall has made sure of that. But we have hope through our Blessed Mother who perfectly imitates her son in all things. She perfectly conformed her life to the will of God and is now celebrated as Queen of Heaven. -
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. -
St. Gianna’s Invitation
Josh Florence - Apr 28, 2022
St. Gianna Molla, wife, mother, doctor, and faithful Catholic, lived a life of generosity, love, and openness to life. She provides us and example and invitation of living life fully and without fear of sacrifice. -
The Power of Transformative Silence on Holy Saturday
Rachel Forton - Apr 14, 2022
Holy Saturday is a beautiful day of transition: what was is no more, and what will be is not yet. Waiting is at the very heart of the Paschal Mystery. After the pain and death of Good Friday, Jesus’ body enters the tomb. Now, we wait in silence. -
Building on Lent: An Examen Prayer for the Easter Season
Rachel Forton - Apr 13, 2022
It does not make sense to simply abandon whatever practices helped us approach the Lord with less of a barrier between Him and ourselves during Lent. I propose an Easter Examen to reflect on your Lenten practices and adapt them to the Easter season, so that the graces received in Lent will continue to bless you and deepen your relationship with God. -
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. -
3 Practical Methods for Maintaining Peace in Everyday Life
Sara and Justin Kraft - Apr 5, 2022
Sara and Justin Kraft discuss the virtue of Serenity as an outflow of the virtue of faith. Trusting in God, our Good Father, we know that "all things work for good for those who love God" (Romans 8:28). They provide us 3 practical ways to cultivate peace in our everyday lives. -
Halfway There: Reclaiming Lent If You’ve Lost Your Way
John Kubasak - Mar 30, 2022
If your Lent has started and misfired in any way, don’t despair. There is still time to reset your Lent and finish strong. Here are a handful of suggestions for moving forward to Easter. -
Mary’s Fiat: How To Celebrate the Solemnity of the Annunciation
John Kubasak - Mar 24, 2022
On this feast day, spend some time with Our Lord to reflect on this great mystery—the mystery that encapsulates salvation history in Our Lady’s womb. -
The Spirituality of Spring
Jeannie Ewing - Mar 23, 2022
If I wish to “bear fruit that will remain,” to be faithful and never falter from my place on God’s great grapevine, I must take heed from the lessons of nature that bestow on me a quiet beauty and a powerful lesson. I am not unlike the creatures and plants, in the sense that I, too, cycle through seasons of desolation and wait for seasons of growth and abundance.
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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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