by Jennie Murphy | Jun 11, 2025 | Blog Articles
Life is full of challenges, but hope gives us the strength to overcome them. It is not mere optimism, but confidence that God is with us in the midst of difficulties. Hope does not deny pain; it recognizes it, but helps us to integrate it as part of our experience,...
by Jennie Murphy | Jun 6, 2025 | Blog Articles
As we celebrate the Month of the Sacred Heart, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archdiocese of New York, has offered a simple, powerful reminder: begin each day with the Morning Offering. In his message, Cardinal Dolan encouraged the faithful to renew their devotion to the...
by Jennie Murphy | Jun 5, 2025 | Blog Articles
This is how our hearts are moved when we are truly devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We begin with an awareness of our own hearts. God the Father created our hearts and shaped our hearts from the first moments we were formed in our mothers’ wombs. My heart! My...
by Jennie Murphy | May 23, 2025 | Blog Articles
Sometimes praying can be an arduous task, and indeed it frequently is! However, those who have gone before us have left us some aids that have helped them along the way and that could also help us in our prayer. St. Ignatius of Loyola teaches us that to pray is to...
by Jennie Murphy | May 16, 2025 | Blog Articles
The search for happiness is a common desire for everyone, however, we fall into the trap of looking for it in the wrong places. Don’t you feel bombarded with the idea that happiness is found in economic and professional well-being and in the approval of others?...
by Jennie Murphy | May 9, 2025 | Blog Articles
Habemus Papam! Deo Gratias! With hearts full of joy and thanksgiving, we celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the successor of St. Peter. Chosen by the Holy Spirit and entrusted with shepherding the universal Church, he now takes up the Cross with humility,...