“Offer it up.” Feeling concerned, stressed, out of sorts? Offer it up. Are you suffering physical pain? Offer it up. “Offer it up” is advice
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience (Pierre Teilhard de Chardin). Finding the self, soul’s
My dear friends, beware of despair! The worries and anxieties that come into our lives can certainly knock us off balance and shake us to
Meditation has never been more popular in the United States than it is at the present. Approximately 14% of adult Americans have at least tried
I have learned that loneliness has no boundaries. It stretches out its tentacles and wraps them around those who may have lost a spouse, a
We were all shocked when a teenager burst into a school classroom in Highlands Ranch, Colorado last year, weapon firing, shooting many school-aged children totally
We know that God is in control of our lives, our families, our nation and our planet. We know that He has promised to come
Despite the damage it does to our health, we seem to willingly stress ourselves out, especially during this recent epidemic. Stress can be blamed for
As a cradle Catholic, the value of suffering and its place in life are concepts I have accepted without question. When difficulties both large and
Do not go gentle into that good night. Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the
CALIX SOCIETY CREDO “Calix is an association of Catholic alcoholics, drug addicts, and family members and friends affected by addiction, who are maintaining their sobriety through
Ours is an age of social disruption, isolation, and atomization. Rates of suicide among young people, rich and poor, along with instances of clinical depression
You’ve probably seen the inscription, “Jesus, I trust in You” at the bottom of the Divine Mercy Image. Jesus specifically asked for this to be
But save us by thy hand, and help me, who am alone and have no helper but thee, O Lord (Esther 4:14). My dad spent
Here in Portugal, it is common to say to a pregnant woman, “As long as the baby is healthy… that is most important.” What if
As with so many other things, so with coronavirus: You can trust Catholics to turn it into an intramural spiritual battle. I don’t have statistics
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.—Ecclesiastes 9:7 (KJV) THE
Recently I started an accountability group for a small number of men struggling with the scourge of pornography. These are good Catholic men attempting to
Like every virtue, hope is a grace and also a habit, but unique to hope is that its practice may be described as diving into
Sought through prayers and meditation to Improve our conscious contact with God, as we understand Him, praying only for the knowledge of His will for
I am in a moment of transition. I am preparing to return to active ministry in the Bronx at our Carmelite Parish there, but I
October 22 is the feast day for St. John Paul II who is a very special saint for me. There is a personal connection to