On faith, prayer, and the quiet journey of the spiritual life.
The Cost of Discipleship Jesus doesn't sugarcoat what following Him means. He speaks plainly about His own suffering and death, then immediately turns to His disciples with an equally stark message: "If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow m...
Read reflectionThe Problem of Performance Jesus addresses a tendency that remains as relevant today as it was two thousand years ago: the temptation to turn our spiritual lives into a performance. Whether through almsgiving, prayer...
Read more →The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. He sighed deeply and said, "Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it."...
Read more →Every day at 3:00 PM, something unusual happens in Catholic tradition: the hour pauses. It has been called the Hour of Mercy — the moment when, according to the revelations given to Saint Faustina Kowalska, the heaven...
Read more →In today's gospel, Jesus delivers some of his most challenging teachings from the Sermon on the Mount. His words cut straight to the heart of what it means to live a righteous life. "Do not think that I have come t...
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