“Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children,
Read MoreSt. Teresa of Avila is someone who knows the process of reforming oneself all too well. She grew up with a good Catholic family, but she fell into the sin of vanity.
Read MoreIt breaks our heart when we see Jesus fall for the first time because his broken, beaten, battered body has to bear the burden of the cross.
Read MoreMany times I feel like I am in the middle of nowhere without any distractions for comfort, yet this wilderness has been such a blessing. Thomas Merton writes,
Read MoreRelics. Why do we love them so much?
Read MoreToday we continue our walk with Christ at station six where he meets Veronica. I have been familiar with this story ever since I was a little girl; praying the stations of the cross during Lent with the Church. However, I never knew that it wasn’t from the canonical Gospels which made me wonder...where did it come from?
Read MoreSimon helping Jesus carry his cross is not only mentioned in Matthew’s Gospel, but also in the Gospels of Mark and Luke. It seems that Simon must have been kind of important to have been mentioned by name in three of four accounts of the passion.
Read MoreYesterday in station four we went over how Mary faithfully stayed with Jesus through his passion. She felt his pain. His passion was her passion.
Read MoreI recently renewed my consecration to Our Lady this past month with the devotional 33 Days to Morning Glory. During those thirty-three days I was able to meet my Mother again. It reminds me of how Jesus met his mother during his passion.
Read MoreToday’s theme song is the hymn 40 Days by Matt Maher. It's a beautiful and inspiring song about Jesus’ time in the desert.
Read MoreWhen did it all start? As I reflect on Mary’s life with her son that’s the first thing I ask. At what point in her life did she realize that God had called her to live an extraordinary life?
Read MoreAll we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned every one to his own way;
And the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all
Read MoreAll we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned every one to his own way;
And the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all
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They say that it is the saints who choose us, and not the other way. For today’s study, I like to think that it was Catherine of Siena who wanted to share about the Second Station of the Cross. At the second station, Jesus is made to bear his cross. We, too, have crosses to bear. And St. Catherine of Siena is the perfect saint to show us how
Read MoreSurely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
Yet we esteemed him stricken,
Struck down by God, and afflicted.
Read MoreOne of the many wonderful aspects of our rich, Catholic faith is the Church’s celebration of those who have gone before us. It’s one thing knowing we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, it’s quite another to be able to name and identify with a specific member of that cloud.
Read MoreJohn 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Read MoreJust as the Israelites wandered 40 days in the wilderness before entering the Promised Land, and as Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness before being tempted by Satan, Catholics today spend 40 days preparing themselves for the celebration of and recommitment to our Baptism in Christ Jesus. The Church calls this penitential season “Lent.”
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