It is the evening before the Disciples Investiture and I have just entered the Church for Holy Hour at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Three hours earlier, I had arrived in the Birmingham airport after a six-hour flight from California, having left my four young children in the care of my generous husband who wasn’t exactly sure what to think about what I was doing but supported...
Dan reflects on how the misuse or misunderstanding of terms can cause spiritual harm.
Stephanie Burke talks about The Lies that the Devil Tells Women and the Antidote to those Lies
Hide yourself for a time from your turbulent thoughts. Make a little space free for God; and rest for a little time in him.
The investiture was something that has changed everything for me...
In the important article below, Dr. Grondelski explains the philosophical, cultural, and theological backdrop to a few important maxims that I regularly propose. This piece and these maxims are helpful to lead us to an important traditional reflection on the last four things as we head into Advent. Here are the maxims:
The human person has an infinite capacity for self-deception
We alwa...
Vital correction of the most problematic errors of our time...
A Powerful Prayer for Difficult Times in the Church
Mary - Mother of the Church, Guardian Angels of the Church, our parish, and diocese, St. Peter - Father of the Church, St. Joseph - Protector of the Church, we beseech you to join with us in prayer for the Pope, Cardinals, Bishops, leaders, and all Apostoli Viae members around the world.
Merciful Father, we beg You by Your boundless lov...
There is a kind of cynicism that can set in when you come to a certain age, or when you work in the Church - in the news... then something breaks through. In an instant this morning, the Holy Spirit pierced my heart and reminded me where I came from... a broken desperate Jewish boy who was in despair to the point of suicide.
The boy didn't know it, but his heart longed for the Messiah to...
Manifesto of Faith - Cardinal Gerhard Muller - (Full Screen and Turn up the Volume) Take time to watch and pray and then live...
