Scripture Verses to Pray When You’re Busy
Keeping our prayer routine when we are busy is especially important. Here are some Scripture verses to help us along.
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross + Her Message to Women
In her message to women, Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross explains how love means to embrace an encounter with the Cross in some form. And an encounter with the Cross is an invitation to an encounter with Christ.
Ask For More
No matter where you are vocationally this Saint Valentine's Day, Jesus wants to spend it with you. So much so that this year, Ash Wednesday falls on the feast of...
BiS Reads // The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
I had been sensing for a while an invitation in prayer to slow down, especially after reading this blog post that struck a deep chord in my heart. I started...
God Loves A Paradox
God loves a paradox. The Trinity is three Persons in One God. The King of the World was born in a stable. “I am with you always,” Jesus tells His...
Listening To The Word of God
Saint Jerome, the great biblical scholar, is probably most well known for his quote “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” St. Jerome translated the Bible into the Latin Vulgate...
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
I was sitting at my desk when someone said, “You’re surrounded!” Sure enough, there, on three walls in my office, was Our Lady of Perpetual Help, only one image of...
The Importance of Persistent Prayer Through the Life of St. Peregrine
As a nineteen-year-old college student, I first stumbled upon Saint Peregrine in a small chapel somewhere in Europe. Surrounded by hundreds of candles, this little chapel tucked away in the...
Coming Back From Sabbatical
Retreats, sabbaticals, and sabbath rest are glorious things: time set apart to be with the Lord, in His presence, attentive to His work in a way we miss at times...
The Educational Philosophy of Saint John Bosco
Saint John Bosco is famous for being a great educational reformer, yet he would probably not point to education as his success story. I imagine he would point to specific...
Awaken Love: The 2023 Prayer Pledge // Day 22
What might have been going through the woman’s mind at this point? She was left alone with Jesus after He had rescued her from those that sought to condemn her for the sin of adultery. Every other man she had been left alone with had used her.
Awaken Love: The 2023 Prayer Pledge // Day 21
We all have hopes and dreams, imaginings of our happily ever afters. So do the Saints. Saint Gemma dreamed and longed to be a nun. There were times in her life she thought that dream was finally coming to be fulfilled, only to be thwarted at the last minute.
