Have Confidence: Though You Are Nothing, Do Not Forget That Jesus is All!

Pray much that the best portion of your life may not be overshadowed by idle fears. We have only lifeโ€™s brief moments to spend for the Glory of God, and well does satan know it. This is why he employs every ruse to make us consume them in useless labour. Dear sister, go often to Holy Communion, go very often โ€“ that is your one remedy. … More Have Confidence: Though You Are Nothing, Do Not Forget That Jesus is All!

Death Does Not Have the Final Word

Earthly death is not the end of the story. Jesus promised that he was preparing a place for us in his kingdom (John 14:1-3). It is essential for those of us who grieve to remember this promise so as not to fall into despair or despondency. I believe in this promise. This promise is our hope – the hope that keeps us forging forward despite all the pain and suffering we live through since we believe that a better life awaits us. … More Death Does Not Have the Final Word

What St. Mary Magdalene Teaches Us About Loving Through Grief

I know how I feel when I have been crying for days and am emotionally drained. I picture Mary Magdalene, exhausted from watching the Man who changed her life be brutally murdered. I’m sure she got little to no sleep the night before. Her eyes were probably swollen from crying. Her shoulders likely sagged under the weight of grief. Every step toward the tomb must have felt heavy. … More What St. Mary Magdalene Teaches Us About Loving Through Grief

Does God Love Me?

And Jesus Christ is only God’s love humanized, given to men in all possible ways, under all forms and conditions, to prove to him the love of his Creator. How can we doubt that God loves us when the Word has come to tell it to us by His speech, His eyes, His Heart, by everything that man can feel and understand? … More Does God Love Me?

An Easter People: Carrying the Joy and Hope of the Resurrection Through All of Life’s Challenges

For the Christian, there is no need to separate the grief from the joy. The same hands can hold both joy and grief simultaneously. That is what it means to be, as John Paul II said, โ€œan Easter peopleโ€. But he didn’t say that famous line during Easter. He said it in a papal address in November. Easter is not limited to a day or even a Church season. There is no โ€œthis, then that,โ€ or suffering then not suffering. But there is always hope in suffering because the Messiah suffered, too.ย  … More An Easter People: Carrying the Joy and Hope of the Resurrection Through All of Life’s Challenges

The Giver is More Precious Than All His Gifts: A Letter from St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

But I would weary you if I recounted all these things in detail, for God is an unfathomable abyss of every good. All my glory ought to consist, as He has taught me, in considering myself but a play thing to give pleasure to His adorable Heart, which is my whole treasure. I must confess that I have nothing but my Savior Jesus Christ. … More The Giver is More Precious Than All His Gifts: A Letter from St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

I Thought I Had More Time: What Mary Shows us About Loving and Letting Go

Mary understands. She raised her Son. She saw him in the ordinary. She saw him in the extraordinary. Then He was gone. She is the only human who exemplifies total and pure love, trust, and faith in God. Yet, she did not get a pass on suffering. She couldnโ€™t stop it. She could only endure it and turn to God. … More I Thought I Had More Time: What Mary Shows us About Loving and Letting Go