By Their Fruits: The 2021 Prayer Pledge // Day 26
About twelve years ago, I lost my vision for a week’s time. I wasn’t completely blind, more like a “Claritin†unclear commercial. At first, I was scared, then a peace rushed through my soul as I recalled Romans 12:12, “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.â€
By Their Fruits: The 2021 Prayer Pledge // Day 25
In imaginative prayer, I often return to an undocumented moment in Jesus’ life: Jesus visiting Mary after His Resurrection.
BIS Reads // A C.S. Lewis Booklist
Clive Staples Lewis, popularly known as C.S. Lewis, was not only an incredibly influential writer during his lifetime, but has continued to draw thousands of readers over the years. He...
Weekly Wallpaper // 259
Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Then they abandoned their nets and followed him. // Mark 1:7-8 Love this print from...
By Their Fruits: The 2021 Prayer Pledge // Day 24
In a small living room, my mom and dad’s closest friends from their “Marriage Encounter†days back in the '80s gathered to pray a Rosary like they had every Monday night for years. But this night, it was different.
By Their Fruits: The 2021 Prayer Pledge // Day 23
Traditionally, Saturdays are dedicated to Our Blessed Mother. As we conclude our meditations on the Fruits of the Sorrowful Mysteries, we can ask Our Lady of Sorrows for the grace to give ourselves—mind, will, and heart—to God.
By Their Fruits: The 2021 Prayer Pledge // Day 22
The saints have said that at the end of our lives, we will be judged on how we have loved, especially how we have loved the most underprivileged among us. The Lord allowed Himself to be nailed to the Cross, to be humiliated and abused beyond our imagining.
How the Lord Has Gently Purified Me
This past Lent was the most transformative one I’ve experienced. It coincided with my Ovarian Wedge Resection recovery. During those forty days, Christ healed me not only physically, but spiritually....
By Their Fruits: The 2021 Prayer Pledge // Day 21
Many of us have had seasons in our lives when we were not sure how we would get through the day. Faced with life's inexplicable and sudden burdens, our legs buckle and hearts tremble. Our Lord also knew the crushing weight of darkness, of sin. He bore all of it, carrying the Holy Cross up Mount Calvary.Â
By Their Fruits: The 2021 Prayer Pledge // Day 20
In the previous Mystery, we reflected on the purity of Our Lord and Our Lady's intention: their singleheartedness. In the Crowning with Thorns we see the truth: “He was tested as we are in every way but did not sin†(Hebrews 4:15).
By Their Fruits: The 2021 Prayer Pledge // Day 19
The Saints and mystics recount the tremendous love with which Our Lord embraced His Passion and Death. Imagine the unflinching, resolute love that kept Jesus tied to that pillar, lash after agonizing lash. The vastness of His love is unfathomable. He endured it all to win salvation for each person—it was for you, dear sister in Christ.Â
By Their Fruits: The 2021 Prayer Pledge // Day 18
The First Sorrowful Mystery // The Agony in the Garden Fruit of the Mystery // Conformity to the Will of God Reflect The night before my perpetual vows, in my...
