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Christ Can Make All Things New, Even Our Sufferings
Randi Pickett - Jun 4, 2019
My freshman year of college, my professor assigned us a paper with the prompt of explaining the purpose of suffering. In my paper, I attempted to explain the redemptive purpose of suffering and answer the question: “What part does suffering play in the Christian idea of life well-lived?”. It was an excellent challenge for my young mind to wrestle with these ideas of suffering entangled with an abundant Christian life. However, at that point in my life, I had not gone through any... -
How We Found God’s Blessings and Grace in the Most Unexpected Places
Sara and Justin Kraft - May 28, 2019
This June, Justin and I celebrate eight years of marriage. Each year, on our anniversary, we look through our wedding album and I see two youngsters so much in love but yet so clueless about what life will bring us in the next few years. I remember being so in love – and anxiously awaiting spending the rest of our lives together. -
How You Can Embrace Christ’s Call to Repent and Believe
W. P. Bennett - May 21, 2019
“Repent and believe in the Gospel.” These words of Jesus Christ from the Gospel of Mark can be said by the priest or minister who distributes the ashes to the faithful on Ash Wednesday. These six words also sum up the entire message of Jesus Christ as he proclaims the kingdom of God. But they remain just six words and leave a lot unsaid in how exactly to live this out in our everyday lives. -
Sit, Stand, Kneel, Stand: Catholic Aerobics
Sara and Justin Kraft - May 9, 2019
What is all this standing, kneeling, and changing positions during the Mass? It’s a common question asked by many non-Catholics. However, if you get right down to it, most of us Catholics can fall into the trap of just going through the motions without giving them much thought. So what gives? Why do we do all this? Let’s see if we can answer these questions in the next few paragraphs. -
How You Can Make Your Prayer Life More Personal
Sara and Justin Kraft - Mar 26, 2019
How does one grow in prayer? Is it just a matter of doing it more? Can I do it better? What does praying better even mean? Let's review a method of prayer given to us by St. Teresa of Avila, a great saint and perhaps the Church’s greatest teacher on prayer. Here are her tips on how to have a more fully formed spiritual life. -
How To Transform Your Time With The Rosary
John Kubasak - Mar 12, 2019
Many people find the rosary to be boring or unappealing. If you’re in that boat—finding the rosary boring or unappealing—or if you consider it “vain repetition,” consider this possible explanation: maybe you’re doing it wrong. So why do saints and popes insist on its power? Why does Our Lady make amazing promises to those who devote themselves to the rosary? With some help from the writings of St. John Paul II and Leo XIII, we'll look... -
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. -
Here are the Top Ten Blogs from 2018!
Hannah Crites - Jan 1, 2019
Now that the New Year has begun, let's take a look back at the most popular blog posts of 2018! -
Here is the Incredible History of the Nativity Scene
Gillian Weyant - Dec 13, 2018
For hundreds of years around Christmastime, the Nativity scene has graced homes, churches and other sites throughout the world. Although it is now a familiar sight, and one that is already beloved by many, the sight of a Nativity scene can constantly give us new opportunities throughout Advent and the Christmas season to reflect on the deeper truths and mysteries contained in the simple scene. -
What is Purgatory and Why Does it Matter?
John Kubasak - Nov 15, 2018
We honor and pray for the Holy Souls every year on November 2nd. Those in Purgatory are just as much a part of the Church as we are, and we’re certainly not limited to praying for them one day a year. But in this special month, the Church calls our attention toward the holy souls in Purgatory. There are many ways to pray for the holy souls, as well as some special ways unique to the month of November. Before we get started with how to pray for them, let’s get... -
The Most Amazing Facts about Fatima and Family Holiness
Sara and Justin Kraft - Oct 11, 2018
It is especially good to pray the rosary together as a family. Praying the rosary together daily is an amazing practice that will create family bonds that will last a lifetime. Additionally, it will teach our children how to pray and how to love Mary from a young age. Ultimately, the message of Fatima is for families to live the faith in imitation of the Holy Family. -
His Way of Love is Silence and He Speaks to the Quiet Soul
Jeannie Ewing - Oct 9, 2018
As we continue the journey through Cora Evans' new release, Letter Lessons, she presents God's majesty in a whole new light, challenging us to see His presence in our daily lives. “Silence must never be forgotten; benediction is silence; His path is silence; His way of love is silence; and He speaks to the quiet soul (see Sir 25:17, 32:9; Is 30:15).” – Cora Evans, Second Letter Lesson -
The Feast of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael
Oakleigh Stavish - Sep 27, 2018
On September 29th, the Church celebrates the feast of the archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. This feast originally celebrated only St. Michael, and was even a holy day of obligation in the middle ages. In some countries, the feast of St. Michael was known as “Michaelmas,” a term frequently encountered in old English novels such as those by Austen and Dickens. Michaelmas was also an important day in the fiscal year in several countries including England. Before the institution... -
Praying the Liturgy of the Hours
W. P. Bennett - Sep 20, 2018
The scenes are plentiful in movies, especially after 9/11 and the proliferation of the depiction of Muslims in movies. The loud “call to prayer” streams forth from the loudspeakers of a mosque and the devout Muslims stop what they are doing and begin their prescribed prayers. It has become a hallmark of Islam, especially the knowledge of Islam in the mainstream culture. But predating this is the tradition of Christians and Jews praying at prescribed times, dropping their work to pray... -
Why Dorothy Day is a Servant of God
Sara and Justin Kraft - Sep 18, 2018
Dorothy Day has been called a saint for modern times. Perhaps, this is because she first tried to live the ideals of the modern world only to discover that the promises of modern secularism are not the solution to suffering or the key to finding happiness.
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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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