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We Have Come to Adore: Reflections on the Magi from The Advent Story
Mackenzie Worthing - Jan 6, 2023
We know little of the Three Kings or Magi who bring gifts to the Child Jesus. The Advent Story opens up their beautiful journey to find the Christ Child. -
Grow Strong Again: Rooted in the Root of Jesse
Jeannie Ewing - Dec 26, 2022
In today's blog, Jeannie meditates on Isaiah 11 and what it means to be holy as God is calling us to be holy in the here and now. -
Journal Prompts for the Christmas Season
Jeannie Ewing - Dec 22, 2022
Jeannie Ewing provides some scripture verses and journal prompts for the Christmas season, especially for those who are not feeling "in the Christmas spirit" this year. -
Christmas Cooking: Celebrating Christmastide with Food
Mackenzie Worthing - Dec 19, 2022
We have the opportunity to make our very food, which we use not only for sustenance but also for celebration, help us lift our eyes to heaven and remember the season and feasts which we hold dear. Below are a few recipe ideas for the Christmas season - for the 12 Days of Christmas - for a liturgical approach to the season. -
Being the Light: Lessons from St. Lucy
Rachel Forton - Dec 15, 2022
Saint Lucy exemplifies the embodiment of “being the light of Christ in the world,” which all Christians are called to do, and most especially as we await the Incarnation. -
How to Think About Death Without Ruining Your Day
John Kubasak - Nov 2, 2022
Take a healthy view of death, add in confession, and scriptural reasons for confidence, and I hope death takes on a different picture. Follow the Lord, pursue holiness, and gain the divine life of grace from the sacraments. -
How to Teach Scripture to Children: Incorporating the Bible Into Family Life
Sara and Justin Kraft - Jul 19, 2022
Teaching Scripture to children from an early age is a tremendous step toward ensuring a sound and vibrant faith later in life. But what are the best ways to do this? Where do I begin? What resources are available to assist me in this important task? -
Living Joy in Winter
Jeannie Ewing - Feb 2, 2022
Jeannie Ewing reflects on how to live the fruit of joy during seasons of desolation, the winters of our lives. -
The Cardinal Virtues in Christmas Movies
Hannah Crites - Jan 6, 2022
The classic Christmas movies bring about childhood nostalgia for most of us, however, there are also lessons in virtues that we can find in many of these stories we all know and love. -
Advent Week 4 Reflection: the Presentation, Magi, New Birth & Resurrection
Jeannie Ewing - Dec 23, 2021
As we close our Advent walk and transition to the Octave of Christmas, let us remember one thing: that nothing is too far gone when we keep walking toward the Light. -
A Guide To Catholic Gift Giving
Kimberly Timmerman - Dec 16, 2021
As the Christmas season approaches, it is important to reflect upon the joyful mystery of the Christ Child entering into the world on that piercing cold night long ago. This reflection should spark a desire within our hearts to imitate His generosity and humility in giving us the greatest gift in human history: Himself made flesh. -
Advent Week 3 Reflection: The Presence of Angels to Light Our Path
Rachel Forton - Dec 14, 2021
The average person today might call you crazy if you told a story like that… being visited by even one angel, let alone a multitude of them. As we draw ever nearer to Christmas, let us keep our eyes, ears, hearts and minds open to the many ways God tries to communicate that love for us each day – especially the angels He places to light our path. -
Advent Week 2 Reflection: Hidden Blessings for Joseph and the Journey to Bethlehem
Sara and Justin Kraft - Dec 7, 2021
An often-overlooked portion of the Christmas narrative is the journey to Bethlehem. Sara and Justin Kraft reflect on the different burdens of the journey that can be seen as blessings and points of learning for us. -
Advent Week 1 Reflections: Mary’s Vow and the Swaddling Clothes
John Kubasak - Dec 3, 2021
The second chapter of The Advent Story moves to Cora’s record of her visions. Two things stood out to me: Mary’s vow of virginity and the swaddling clothes.

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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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