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7 Great Lenten Sacrifices for Modern Catholics
Jeannie Ewing - Feb 18, 2020
Creativity goes a long way, but we don’t have to stretch our minds to come up with the most unusual sacrifices. Here are seven simple but challenging suggestions for making Lent a more meaningful and prayerful experience this year – suggestions that might surprise you or at least make you think about what people in previous generations did not face. -
Reflect on these Beautiful Stations of the Cross
Gillian Weyant - Apr 16, 2019
The Stations of the Cross chronicles the events of Christ’s passion and death, beginning with His being condemned by Pontius Pilate and ending with Him being placed in the tomb after His death. Let’s take a moment to reflect on each of these events, and consider what we can learn from each station. -
Here is your Guide to the Holy Triduum
Mackenzie Worthing - Apr 11, 2019
Holy Week approaches, and we must prepare ourselves to enter into the sacred events at the end of Jesus’s public ministry. Through three distinct liturgical celebrations completed over three days, they are truly a unified celebration of the Lord’s Paschal Mystery. What can we look for during these special liturgies? -
5 Tips to Help You When Lent Gets Hard
Hannah Crites - Mar 28, 2019
We are now about halfway through Lent and you may be feeling a huge range of emotions. You may feel motivated or you may find that it is getting difficult. But don’t be discouraged. Here are 5 tips for you to help you stay motivated when Lent gets hard. -
Why Do Catholics Wear Ashes on Ash Wednesday?
W. P. Bennett - Mar 5, 2019
There is something primal that calls to us about Ash Wednesday. Something that goes beyond the curiosity of wearing a dab of ashes on our foreheads for the rest of the day. By looking at how ashes are used in the Old Testament we can begin to see how the practice of being signed with ashes perfectly ushers us into the season of Lent. -
What Can You Do Now to Prepare For Lent?
W. P. Bennett - Feb 26, 2019
The three traditional Lenten practices are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. But these are certainly not limited to Lent and are excellent spiritual practices for any time, including preparing for entering into Lent. Here are some ideas of how to incorporate these three practices into your life before Lent begins so that Lent may be more fruitful for you. -
How to Allow for Your Sorrow This Holy Week
Veronica Dillon - Mar 29, 2018
Without observing Lent, we cannot experience the fullness of the triumph of Christ’s Resurrection. Here is some Sacred Music to accompany you on the road from the Upper Room to Calvary to Christ’s tomb on Easter morning—it certainly lends legitimacy to sorrow. -
Have More Joy with These Great Spiritual Tips
Jeannie Ewing - Mar 27, 2018
Life is always stressful. During certain seasons or particular times of the year, however, our stress is magnified. Perhaps this is one such time of year for you as you prepare your taxes, get ready for your child’s First Holy Communion, plan your son or daughter’s high school graduation (and solidify post-secondary plans), and so on. When the joys of life seem to flicker and fade, it’s time to bring some much-needed perspective back. Our spiritual journeys can pave the... -
Soak in the Gift of God’s Word this Lent
John Kubasak - Mar 22, 2018
As we approach Holy Week, we have one more opportunity to make the most of our Lenten journey. Reflecting on the daily Gospel is a beautiful way to become fully immersed in Lent and soak in the wisdom that God wants to pour into our hearts. -
Build a Better Relationship with Your Loving God Today
Jeannie Ewing - Mar 15, 2018
This week, we focus on relationship. Many of us in our modern era feel isolated, alone, forgotten. Despite the fact that we have access to any information we want or need within seconds, loneliness is more pervasive than ever before. We have lost our sense of belonging, of community, of relationship. But God wants to restore us to right relationship – first with Him, then with others. All of this inner work requires daily introspection on our part, along with receptivity to God’s... -
You Need to Know about This Easter Requirement
Mary M. Dillon - Mar 13, 2018
With Easter just around the corner, our Easter Duty again rises above the horizon. Based in Scripture, the Easter Duty obligations have been set forth in Ecumenical Councils, the Code of Canon Law, the Precepts of the Church, and The Catechism of the Catholic Church. -
Have Great Faith in the Light of Christ
Jeannie Ewing - Mar 8, 2018
The juxtaposition of darkness and light has inspired poets, philosophers, artists, and writers for millennia. We think of darkness in terms of evil, or perhaps – especially if we have been through this experience – a sort of holy darkness, in which God hides Himself in the soul for a time of purgation. And light always reveals the truth. It warms, illuminates, enlightens, shines. -
Read About the Amazing History of This Beautiful Practice
Gillian Weyant - Mar 6, 2018
This year on February 14, Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of the forty days of Lent. The Great Fast is a time during which we as Catholics make extra efforts to offer prayers, sacrifices, fasting and almsgiving in order to prepare our hearts for the resurrected Jesus. Many offer up daily penances of a more personal nature, such as avoiding a particular favorite treat or habit, and many also participate in the more universal devotions of Lent. One of these devotions is the... -
Pray for a Humble Spirit and Contrite Heart This Lent
Jeannie Ewing - Mar 1, 2018
We are all broken in different ways. It takes great humility to admit our sin, turn away from it, and follow God instead. Adopt the words of His endless mercy: “contrite heart,” “patience,” “healing,” and “grace.” -
How Can Suffering Be a Blessing?
Jeannie Ewing - Feb 22, 2018
We’ve begun the season of refinement, repentance, and renewal. Now we must delve more deeply into ourselves, asking the Lord to reveal to us who we are as He sees us. In His gentle way, He will guide us to understand patterns of sin or vice that have become deeply embedded into our behaviors.
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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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