A Short History of the Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus
Veneration of the Holy Face of Jesus has its beginning during the very passion of Our Lord, making it one of the oldest devotions in the Christian tradition.
A Prayer to Face Each New Day with Peace of Mind
I was given this prayer by an Eastern Catholic deacon. I love it because it is a prayer of abandonment and trust in God for the daily details in our lives, and expresses well how much we need His h...
What Does It Mean To Have A Brave And Ready Heart?
“People see only the flat surface. Their vision is two-dimensional and fixed to the ground. When you live a supernatural life, God will give you the third dimension: height, and with it perspective...
Praying the O Antiphons: An Ancient Advent Tradition
During the final days of Advent, anticipation heightens as the birth of the Savior draws nearer. This anticipation is marked by something special in the prayers of the Liturgy of the Hours. What is...
A Christmas Novena for the 9 Days before Christmas
One of the best things about celebrating a Catholic Christmas are the final days leading up to Christmas Eve. There are several long-standing Catholic cultural traditions that take us through these...
Are You Praying with a Small Cup?
“Picture a small child leaning into a big overwhelming and overflowing waterfall - holding out a very small cup. He is receiving a tiny amount of the water flowing..."
What is a Daily Examen and Why Pray It?
St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit Order, popularized the daily Examen in his classic work, The Spiritual Exercises. The Examen, or examination of conscience, is typically prayed at the ...
What Does It Mean to be a Catholic Mystic?
Have you marveled at accounts of the saints who received spiritual consolations and supernatural experiences, then wondered how they achieved that "special something" beyond the rest of us? We ofte...
Read St. Teresa of Avila's Famous Poem, in Her Own Handwriting
St. Teresa of Avila (1515–1582), the great Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and Doctor of the Church, most famous for her classic spiritual writings, The Interior Castle and The Way of Perfection, al...
Cling To The Rosary as the Creeper Clings To The Tree
Now I understand more deeply what Mother Teresa meant when she said to "cling to the Rosary as the creeper clings to the tree, for without Our Lady we cannot stand." A creeper vine cannot survive o...