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Here’s Why You Should Add the Seven Joys and Sorrows of St. Joseph to Your List of Devotions
Hannah Crites - Feb 4, 2020
St. Joseph's virtue and faith is one that we ought to imitate. But in order to do that, we have to know him and his life. In the beautiful, lesser-known devotion of the Seven Sorrows and Joys of St. Joseph, which come from Sacred Scripture, we dive into the details, emotions, and faith of this silent Gospel figure. -
Sunday Gospel Reflection for February 2
Marketing Marketing - Feb 2, 2020
The following is an excerpt from Cora Evans’ work, The Refugee from Heaven, selected as a reflection for the Sunday Gospel reading, Luke 2:22 - 40. -
It’s Not Too Early to Start Thinking about Lent
John Kubasak - Jan 30, 2020
Who looks forward to Lent? Maybe the saints among us do, but I feel pretty comfortable in saying that most of us don’t look forward to Lent. Fasting and penance are usually reluctant undertakings for me. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve noticed I appreciate Lent more. -
Inviting Friends to Mass Might Just Be the Nudge They Need to Explore the Catholic Faith
Kimberly Timmerman - Jan 28, 2020
When I was a freshman in college, an Orthodox Jew, and his two Chaldean Catholic friends, invited me to Mass. I am confident their simple invitation opened the door to my reversion back into the Church and provided a model worth following. -
Sunday Gospel Reflection January 26
Marketing Marketing - Jan 26, 2020
The following is an excerpt from Cora Evans’ work, The Refugee from Heaven, selected as a reflection for the Sunday Gospel reading, Matthew 4:12-23. -
Are You More of an Active or Contemplative Evangelist? The Church Needs Both
Gillian Weyant - Jan 23, 2020
Are you more of an active or contemplative evangelist? Much like the two different kinds of religious life, there's a need for both kinds of witness in the Christian life. Read more about both of them here. -
What RCIA Means for Catechumens and Catholics
Fr. Mike Liledahl - Jan 21, 2020
What is the process of becoming Catholic as an adult like? What does it entail? What is the historical practice of the Church in regards to adult converts? Finally, how can you help those people who are going through this process right now? This article will help answer these questions and hopefully give you a new perspective. -
Why Mission Trips Are Definitely Worth It
Sara and Justin Kraft - Jan 16, 2020
Sometimes we have a tendency to leave God’s work to others. After all, I have responsibilities. I cannot drop everything to move across the world. That work needs to be left to full-time missionaries, right? -
How to Actually Pray for Someone When You Say You Will
Jeannie Ewing - Jan 14, 2020
“I’m praying for you!” It’s become a cliché shared among Christians who want to offer support to someone they know who is struggling or hurting, yet they don’t know what else to say or do. Most of us find that, once we sit down to pray, we feel bogged down by the sheer number of people and intentions we promised to pray for. -
Cora Evans’ Sunday Reflection for January 12
Marketing Marketing - Jan 12, 2020
“Jesus, the Living God! Why have You come here to me? I cannot take this privilege. I am not worthy to untie Your sandal, therefore, how can I touch Your hands, or ask You to bow so that Your forehead touches the running water?” -
Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions with These January Saints
Mackenzie Worthing - Jan 9, 2020
If you, like me, want to make resolutions you can and will keep, I invite you to base your resolutions on virtues found in the saints. The saints listed below are just a few examples of the many great saints who model Christian virtue. -
How to Celebrate the Baptism of the Lord
Rachel Forton - Jan 7, 2020
After the joyous celebration of Christmas culminating in the Epiphany, we turn now to the start of Jesus’ public ministry, which begins at His baptism. When we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord, we recall with joy and gratitude the amazing, sanctifying grace of our own baptism. It is fitting to spend time pondering the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ baptism while at the same time engaging in rituals to claim again our own baptismal call on this holy day.! -
Here’s the Incredible True Story of the Priest Who Wrote Silent Night
Sara and Justin Kraft - Jan 2, 2020
Many have heard of perhaps the most famous singing of “Silent Night” at Christmas in 1914. Only five months into World War I, over a million soldiers had already died or been wounded. On December 24, 1914, the trenches went silent as soldiers placed small Christmas trees on the upper edge of their trenches. On both sides of the trenches, the soldiers put down their rifles and sang Christmas songs in their native languages. -
Here’s Why Catholics Go to Mass on New Year’s Day
Rachel Forton - Dec 31, 2019
You may know that New Year’s Day is a Holy Day of Obligation. (If you didn’t before, you do now!) While it may seem like a grim responsibility when given the term “obligation,” it is actually an invitation to start the New Year in a posture of prayer and receptivity to grace, imitating Mary, Mother of God. -
What We Can Learn from St. Stephen’s Imitation of Christ
Mackenzie Worthing - Dec 26, 2019
It might seem strange to have the joyful, long-anticipated celebration of Christ’s birth immediately followed by the memorial of the death of the first martyr, but the Church, in her wisdom, has something to teach us through this placement of St. Stephen’s feast day.
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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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