The Interior Life

The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.  There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.”  (Luke 10:41-42)
From The Three Ages of the Interior Life  by Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P.
The One Thing Necessary
As [...]

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Blessed are they who hope in the Lord

Today’s Mass readings (Jeremiah 17:5-10) speak of our need to trust in God, especially in troubled times such as these.
Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose hope is the LORD.
If we place our hope in anything other than God, we are bound to be disappointed.   When we understand that Christ is [...]

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Seven Daily Habits of Holy Apostolic People

Recently, a link to this wonderful article by Father John McCloskey was posted on Catholic Answers Forum:
The Seven Daily Habits of Holy Apostolic People
   The article contains daily devotional habits one could acquire to grow in holiness.  The seven habits are:
 
 

A morning offering
Spiritual Reading for 15 minutes daily
The Holy Rosary
Holy Mass and Communion
Mental prayer for at [...]

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Rosary Novena for Elections: Oct. 27 – Nov. 4

A Call for a Rosary Novena
by Father John Corapi
Among the most important titles we have in the Catholic Church for the Blessed Virgin Mary are Our Lady of Victory and Our Lady of the Rosary. These titles can be traced back to one of the most decisive times in the history of the world and [...]

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When I’m Found in the Desert Place

Often when we decide to take our faith more seriously after being away from God, we experience feelings of peace and joy that motivates us to continue living the Christ life.

We can also find that these feelings of Heaven on earth last only a short while before they fade or disappear completely. And many [...]

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Pray. Listen. Act.

The following is an excellent post I saw on Catholic Answers Forum today.  The author has given permission to copy the post here, but has asked not to be named.
What he has to say is excellent, practical advice, and I hope you all find it as inspiring as I did. The post was in response [...]

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How do I love Thee?

In prayer earlier this week, I was trying to come up with a way to tell God how much I love Him, and I quickly found that words were inadequate for expressing what I wanted to say. To my surprise, out of my mouth came a prayer that I am convinced I did [...]

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Prayer and Meditation

After frequent participation in the Sacraments, prayer has contributed the most to my spiritual growth.  I did not really know what it meant to have a personal relationship with God until I cultivated a daily commitment to prayer.
The first fruits of my prayer were an increase in virtue and a decrease in sin.  It has [...]

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Lemonade from Lemons

“Name it and claim it” is a twisted version of the gospel that is being proclaimed by some preachers, generally ones appearing on TV. It’s the spiritually immature belief that if we just attach “in Jesus name” to any prayer, we can get what we ask for.
“Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz. [...]

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Can you hear Me now?

The first time I heard that prayer is a two-way street, not only was I amazed, but I was also set up for years of frustration in prayer. I think it was somewhere in high school youth group that I first heard those words, but I don’t remember anyone elaborating on what exactly it meant [...]

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