“He lost himself in dreams of what could have been had he just left; left without saying anything; left forever, without ever returning home again.” ~ Pirandello Who among us has not felt the urge to just run away and leave everything? This was the case with...
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Is Your Life Bearing Fruit? An Examination of Conscience
Are you bearing fruit? Seeing our own limitations, forming and examining our conscience, and connecting with God's mercy is something that takes deliberate and intentional work, in cooperation with the Holy Spirit and thanks to the insights of the saints who've gone...
We Are Speakers, Listeners and Words Spoken in the Story of Life (Parable of the Sower Gospel Reflection)
One of the best ways to enrich your experience at Sunday Mass is to pray the Mass Readings personally and to meditate on a Gospel reflection. A great way of doing this is using the technique of Lectio Divina, a powerful method which we explain here. The following is...
Creating Circumstances to Flourish: How to Cultivate Good Soil in Your Life I Catholic Bible Study
In today’s Gospel reflection, Father Ian VanHeusen presents a spiritual exercise based on Matthew 13:1-9. St. Ignatius of Loyola explains, “By the term “Spiritual Exercises” is meant every method of examination of conscience, of meditation, of contemplation, of vocal...