Tag: suffering

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

June 11, 2026

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

On Snags and the Spiritual Life

June 11, 2026

Snags look like they do not belong because…well,  they do not belong. They are the contingency. St. Thomas Aquinas wrote that God reveals Himself to us through Sacred Scripture and through creation. Paul wrote “Ever since the creation of the world, his invisible attributes of eternal power and divinity have been able to be understood and perceived in what he has made.” … More On Snags and the Spiritual Life

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

May 14, 2026

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 couldn’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

The Gift of Lent

March 12, 2026

Just as a runner prepares for a race with practice, so Lent gives us an opportunity to practice suffering. As a runner subjects his body to the strain of pushing himself beyond what is comfortable in order to build up his endurance, so we practice self-denial even when it is unpleasant so that we may build up our perseverance for the sufferings of this life. … More The Gift of Lent

To Console a Young Lady in Great Affliction

July 10, 2025

Close your eyes to all that affrights you and trust in the Wounds of Christ, Who received them for your sake, and you will find rest. Till the horse ceases looking at the well, for fear of falling in it, it will draw no water from it and; so, the more hopeless you feel of a remedy for your troubles, because you know not where to look nor what to do for one, the more hopeful is your state. … More To Console a Young Lady in Great Affliction