“Christ should reign first and foremost in our souls. But how would we reply if He asked us: ‘How do you go about letting me reign in you?’ I would reply that I need lots of His grace. Only that way can my every heartbeat and breath, my least intense look, my most ordinary word, my most basic feeling be transformed into a hosanna to Christ, my King.”
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Most of us spend our lives waiting for the "big moments"—the answered prayer, the miracle, the retreat that changes everything, the mountaintop spiritual experience. Yet God often chooses a different strategy. Rather than shouting in the grand, He whispers in the...
If someone could only read one self-help or personal development book, I’d tell them to read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. I’m aware that for many, this book and its catchphrases have become unsalvagably clichéd. If that’s you, I encourage...
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The mission field is there for the taking. It is where you are now, where you were yesterday, and where you will be tomorrow. Each day brings new opportunities to promote your faith, either by word or deed. As I was approaching my teens, a visiting missionary family...
When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist,he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself.The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns.When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd,his heart was moved with pity for them, and he cured...
A “Daily Prayer Routine” is not a term that we hear of frequently. What does it actually mean? Do we really need to have a “routine” for prayer as such? Isn’t it enough to just go with the flow of the day, and pray whatever prayers we feel like on that given day?...
Reading Bible stories as a third party, I often wondered why certain characters behaved the way they did. Walk with me. Did you notice that many of the Old Testament prophets initially resisted God's call? They came up with different excuses; Moses said he was a...
A day-in-the-life of a priest includes no end of responsibilities to carry out and souls to reach. But, up close, every priest’s daily routine centers on one important commitment that they all make: pray the Liturgy of the Hours. Catholics all around the...
“To sing is to pray twice.” — Saint Augustine of Hippo As a child, I sought ways to draw closer to God beyond verbal prayer. I often tagged along with my parents who were active in our choir. I would sit near my mother, asking for extra song sheets to read and follow...
Jesus proposed another parable to the crowds, saying:"The kingdom of heaven may be likenedto a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep his enemy cameand sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off. When the crop grew and bore...
Saint Josemaría Escrivá (January 9th 1902 – June 26th 1975) was a Roman Catholic priest from Spain who initiated Opus Dei, an organization of laypeople and priests dedicated to the teaching that everyone is called to holiness by God and that ordinary life can result in sanctity. He was canonized during 2002 by Pope John Paul II, who declared Saint Josemaría should be “counted among the great witnesses of Christianity.
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Feast: June 26th
Patronage: Opus Dei
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