Spiritual Pilgrimage: Embracing Detachment
/
Understanding the role detachment plays in our spiritual growth
Read More
The 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit help us to better follow God's will
/
The 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit guide us in our discernment of God’s will and in aligning our lives to God’s plan
Read MoreGod’s grace: Do we need it? How do we obtain and preserve it?
/
God’s grace is essential to our salvation; God pours his divine love in us through the Holy Spirit to help us in our journey to holiness.
Read MoreI invited God’s help in discernment; He sent me an email!
/I invited God to help me through spiritual discernment and His guidance was obvious and immediate
Read MoreDo you consider yourself a prophet?
/
Have you ever thought of yourself as a prophet? We are called to be prophets but why and how do we live this calling?
Read More8 Keys to happiness: The Beatitudes
/
We all crave happiness. It is a desire that God has placed in our hearts to draw us to Him, the true source of perfect and eternal happiness. But we get confused and try to fill this craving with wealth, power, pleasure, and honor. When Jesus saw the crowds He went up to the mountain and taught them how to achieve happiness, in fact, utmost bliss.
Read MoreMeditating on the Feast of Corpus Christi
/
This week the Catholic Church celebrated the Feast of Corpus Christi, also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. In this feast we celebrate the wonderful gift of Jesus’ real presence in the Eucharist. We honor His body, blood, soul, and divinity truly and substantially present in the Eucharist. After mass we had a meaningful Eucharistic Procession around the church.
Read MoreGospel reflection: The Walk to Emmaus
/
The story of "The walk to Emmaus" (Luke 24:13-35) is jam-packed with lessons to help us better live our lives as Christians. Through these words we learn about humility, spiritual awareness, and hope.
Read MoreThe Passion through Children's Eyes
/
There are Bible passages that we read often and we may become used to them. This could be the case with the passages associated with the passion and crucifixion of Christ, as at a minimum, we read them once a year and there are countless movies and paintings about them. It is helpful to “see” the scenes from a different perspective every now and then.
Read More
Learning to forgive
/
Every week we may experience actions from others that may offend or hurt us. This could be as simple as another person cutting us off or a person saying something condescending. Often we are ready to forgive them after a few hours or a day, but there are times when the actions against us are extremely hurtful and forgiving is equally difficult. What then? Here are some steps we can take in the forgiveness process.
Read MoreFinding refuge in God
/
There are times in our lives when we feel attacked and persecuted. When people turn against us for no good reason. Perhaps out of jealousy, misunderstanding, the need for power and control, or many other reasons. We may feel victims of injustice. The situation may not make sense. Why are they treating me so bad, when I was honest, caring, loving, a good worker? Injustices rarely make sense and they pierce one’s heart. We allow the evil in the world to hook us, to get to our heart and cause suffering.
Read More7 Spiritual lessons from Lourdes
/
Today we celebrate that over 150 years ago (February 11, 1858) the Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous, age 14, in front of the Grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes, France. The apparition changed France and the world. We are still inspired and growing spiritually from Mary's message and Bernadette's experience.
Read MoreThe 4 substitutes for God
/
We all crave to fill our whole being with God, but are often tempted to fulfill our hunger by these 4 substitutes for God.
Read More
Spiritual lessons from Oscar Romero
/
Yesterday Pope Francis formally declared Archbishop Oscar Romero a martyr. (After many years of debate). There are so many spiritual lessons we can learn from this inspiring man.
Read More
