Learning generosity from the saints

Learning generosity from the saints

As we celebrate the feast day of St. Ignatius Loyola on July 31st, we should strive to imitate his example of generosity. In particular, we can find a way to increase our generosity by following a brief episode from his life. For much of his early life, St. Ignatius...
Accompanying others with love

Accompanying others with love

Jesus, through the examples of the Good Samaritan, the man born blind and the resurrection of Lazarus, comes to reveal to us that he is the Light of the World. His light is meant to penetrate our entire lives and we are called to be “light-bearers” to others. We are...
Cultivating an authentic relationship with God

Cultivating an authentic relationship with God

Learning to pray is as necessary as it is difficult. We want to begin a journey with you to learn how to pray. However, not in a way that does results a mechanical repetition of learned sentences, a monologue that is contained within a specific period of time. We...
Understanding pain

Understanding pain

When faced with pain, our natural reaction is to recoil from it and ask God why he allows it. Physical suffering can be difficult to endure, but we have to remind ourselves that God allows it for a reason. Brother Lawrence, a Carmelite monk of the 17th century,...
Prayer leads us to have a heart of tenderness

Prayer leads us to have a heart of tenderness

Pope Francis invites us to be an active Church in mission, to face the challenges of humanity and reach fearlessly “the peripheries—the human, cultural, and religious settings still foreign to the Gospel” ( Pope Video, October 2019 ). We must do this with faith and...