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There is nothing more practical (or more beneficial!) than spending a few minutes with the Lord. Every. Day.
At certain times in life, God pierces the heart and soul with wisdom. Some years ago, I learned about "letting Jesus love me" moments. These involve focus. Not that national campus ministry organization (FOCUS) but . . . focus - on the things at hand at the very moment. Read on for more.
A response to the Vocational Call to Holiness is to "do whatever He tells you." Read on for a reflection of Mary's words to the servants at the Wedding Feast of Cana.
Gratitude, especially for the small things, is a key response to the vocational call to holiness.
In a confession not long after moving back to the Kansas City area, I was given a penance that impacted me unlike any other. My confessor instructed me to say the Litany of Humility . . . three times! Startled at the instruction, my interior reaction was something like, "Wow, my pride must be much worse than I know." I had been given a prayer card years ago with the Litany of Humility printed on one side and an image of Our Lady of Grace on the other side. I had occasionally looked at it. I pulled it out and completed my penance. It's become a regular now.
On July 27, 2024, the Most Rev. Andrew H. Cozzens, Bishop of the Diocese of Crookston (MN), called on the faithful to increase their efforts at prayer and fasting for the sake of our country and our world. In his letter, composed in the course of his role at Board Chairman of the National Eucharistic Congress, Bishop Cozzens references a recent event that occurred in conjunction with the opening of the Olympic Games in Paris - the insulting caricature of The Last Supper. This letter is a must read for anyone who hasn't seen it. May God have mercy on us!
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow first uttered the phrase, "Music is the universal language of mankind," more than 200 years ago in his book, "Outre-Mer: A Pilgrimage Beyond the Sea" published in 1835. Greek philosopher, Plato, said, "Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue." Here are some practical ways to allow music to elevate your soul.
In a world that would have one go deaf for all the noise pollution that bombards us on a daily basis, it is important to recall the words from the first Book of Kings wherein the prophet, Elijah, heard God's voice in the small silent sound. (1 Kings 19:12). God comes to us in silence. In a healthy response to the vocational call for holiness, cultivating a routine of finding silence is a good place to start.
Cardinal Mercier was a Belgian Catholic Church leader during World War I, maintaining a staunch resistance to the German Occupation. In 1917, he told his priests not to tell their flocks to love if they, the same priests, could not explain the theology that justifies love. Read on to learn about his simple but very powerful lesson.
