From The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ by Anne Catherine Emmerich, chapter 58, pgs. 312-317 The following is a vision from Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich, a German mystic, ecstatic and stigmatist (1774-1824).Emmerich was beatified on … [Read more...]

Click here to see original source. "What is happening?" Today there is a great silence over the earth, a great silence, and stillness, a great silence because the King sleeps; the earth was in terror and was still, because God slept in the flesh and … [Read more...]

From Fr. Gallagher's An Ignatian Introduction to Prayer: Scriptural Reflections according to the Spiritual Exercises,  pages 78-79. For a PDF 1 Page Handout to Print (click here) Scripture Reading As I begin, I become aware of the Lord present to … [Read more...]

From: The Church's Year of Grace by Dr. Pius Parsch. Volume 2: Septuagesima to Holy Saturday. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 1953. Now we enter the holiest part of Lent. The Church has prepared us step by step for this sacred … [Read more...]

Part I The Woman the World Loves Chapter 1: Love Begins with a Dream Every person carries within his heart a blueprint of the one he loves. He was born of a Mother whom He chose before He was born. It is the only instance in history where both the … [Read more...]

Mar 21, Office of Readings for Tuesday of the 3rd week of Lent: From a sermon by Saint Peter Chrysologus, bishop Prayer knocks, fasting obtains, mercy receives There are three things, my brethren, by which faith stands firm, devotion remains … [Read more...]

A good story for Lent: How Saint Francis, walking one day with brother Leo, explained to him what things are perfect joy. One day in winter, as Saint Francis was going with Brother Leo from Perugia to Saint Mary of the Angels, and was suffering … [Read more...]

Introduction Written around 318 A.D. when he was just 23 years old, On the Incarnation by St. Athanasius of Alexandria remains one of the most influential works in Christian theology. Addressed to a young inquirer named Macarius—possibly a catechumen … [Read more...]

My summary notes from Fr. Brian Mullady's book,  Both a Servant and Free, chapter 6.  Used in preparation for a moral theology exam. “Bonum ex integra causa, malum ex quocumque defectu” = "An action is good when good in every respect; it is wrong … [Read more...]

The Lenten Spring: Readings for Great Lent by Fr. Thomas Hopko, St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1983. Print. 1: The Lenten Spring Shines Forth The Church welcomes the lenten spring with a spirit of exultation. She greets the time of repentance with … [Read more...]