Crown Mary in Your Heart
May is the month of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is spring and a new beginning. Crown Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, crown her in your heart and allow her gentle loving rule to bring
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Take Heart and Look Up: 10 Suggestions for a Fruitful Lent
Ash Wednesday is now in the past, and maybe you’re disheartened at how you have failed to follow through on your Lenten resolutions. Here’s the good news: “For he says, ‘At the acceptable time I
This Lent, Give Up … Yourself!
Sometimes—make that often!—it is so difficult to come to grips with the fact that we aren’t in control—that we can’t control our circumstances, what others do, what happens in our families, what happens in our
Bible Verses, Quotes, and Images to Inspire You During Lent
“He seeks us before we dream of seeking Him; He knocks before we invite Him in; He loves us before we respond.”—Venerable Fulton J. Sheen “But rejoice in so far as you share Christ’s sufferings,
Lenten Prayer of St. Ephrem
This short but meaningful prayer by St. Ephrem of Syria, deacon (c. 306-373) is still used by both the Byzantine Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church during Lent. You can pray this whenever you’d like,
Make Lent Your Getaway Vacation
We all know the feeling of being unplugged, and especially when people know we’re in a downtime reserved for repose and restoration. On a micro-scale, locking oneself in the bathroom to take a hot
A Lent Refresher: So, just what is mortal sin?
“Sin” is a thought or action that is, at root, an offense against God. It’s a violation of the great commandment to love God above all else, and to love your neighbor as yourself.
St. Francis on Reverence for the Lord’s Body
Liturgical abuse was not new to St. Francis, especially when it came to the Holy Eucharist. He writes, “Let us all consider, O clerics, the great sin and ignorance of which some are guilty regarding
Pietà of the Snows
Brother John’s photo essay of a February snow at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament gives the Pietà in the garden a remarkable quality and light. The humble acceptance of Our Lady now draped
Three Knots That Our Lady Helps Us Keep Tied
The Cincture, or White Cord, is a sign of chastity, and has been since the Church’s beginning — and before. Old Testament priests wore cinctures, Consecrated Virgins and religious wear cinctures, and the wearing of
Be Still
Another gem from Swiss Catholic thinker Max Picard which echoes Psalm 46:10 and which lies at the heart of our Eucharistic Franciscan life. “Nothing has changed the nature of man so much as the loss
Neglected Quotes
Our digital fast paced culture is fascinated with quotes, sound bites, or rather sound bytes — tiny morsels of easily digestible “common wisdom”. It is no secret that media outlets fight for market share of
Vice necessarily follows upon public nudity
Pope Pius XII on August 15, 1954 delegated Cardinal Ciriaci to issue a letter on modesty. It is worth recounting this little gem. “Everyone knows that during the summer months particularly, things are seen here
The Ultimate Interest Free ‘Vacation’
With the coming of frigid winter weather many look to vacation destinations — sunny, warm, beachy places where we can re-charge. We then look at our bank accounts and for some that might mean collecting
St. Louis De Montfort’s Introductory Prayer to the Rosary
I unite with all the saints in heaven, with all the just on earth, and with all the faithful here present. I unite with you, my Jesus, in order to praise your holy Mother worthily
St. Francis Borgia and God’s Little Signature
Today, October 10th, we remember a lesser known saint who bears both a famous given name, that of St. Francis of Assisi and a rather infamous family name, Borgia. Reading an outline of St. Francis
Model of the Perfect Knight, The Archangel Michael
“Mi – cha — El: who is like God? Of itself, this name expresses, in its brevity, the most perfect adoration, the most complete recognition of divine transcendence, and a creature’s humblest confession of his
Do Not Be Afraid of Holiness
Pope Francis encourages us to aspire to holiness though God’s grace, in his most recent general audience. I couldn’t help but think of St. Francis giving a beggar his cloak as his hero, the noble
Commemorating the Transitus of Holy Father St. Francis
As we commemorated the Transitus of Our Holy Father St. Francis, we reflected on the passing of this great saint into the Beatific Vision of God. The Transitus and Solemnity of St. Francis is, as
Mary, Our Model of Faith
The journey of faith made by Mary, whom we see praying in the Upper Room, is thus longer than that of the others gathered there: Mary “goes before them,” “leads the way” for them. The
Holy Innocents and Holy Innocence
In a special way, this great feast of the Holy Innocents, draws me to reflect on refugee families and those parents who have been willing to lose everything in order to give their children life,
Fifteen Minutes in the Company of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament
This is a prayer that I prayed with my grandma when I was growing up: MY CHILD, you need not know much in order to please Me; only love Me dearly. Speak to Me as
Jesus, I trust in You.
I began reading the diary of St. Faustina shortly after I entered community. I want to share the endless mercy of God with every soul throughout the world. Our Lord spoke the following words to
The Poems of the Lay Franciscan Brother, “Crazy Jim”
Some may call it crazy to try and speak to the soul. Yet few would chide poetry for its attempt to form a language that does just that. One of the early founders of this
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