Tag: Mystical

To be a Christian is to be plunged into the mystery of the Trinity. This mystery is one of both primordial and eschatological love for humanity.  Just how radical this love is defies any attempt to articulate. Yet the Word of the Father has spoken it once and for all in the silence that followed… Continue reading Through the Wounds of Christ the Father Transforms our Wounds

I was a bit surprised when “Sean” told me that he was starting to eat compulsively. He said, “I can’t stop eating. This has never happened before.” The family is locking up the refrigerator at night or else he will eat everything inside. Oddly, Sean has never had a compulsive eating problem in the past… Continue reading Exorcist Diary: Demons of Obesity

It started with this quote by St. Gregory Nazianzen: “Recognize to whom you owe the fact that you exist, that you breathe, that you understand, that you are wise, and, above all, that you know God and hope for the kingdom of heaven and the vision of glory … You have been made a son… Continue reading A Sip of God’s Glory

In our present moment in history, so many are cautious towards or reject altogether anything in the arena of God and religion. Our culture appears to be more divided than ever, people demean each other over social media constantly, dialogue and discussion are being replaced with mob rule, and our churches continue to hold low… Continue reading Mercy Can Save Us – SpiritualDirection.com

Mass begins with the Sign of the Cross which symbolizes many things: Our God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit; it reminds us just how much we are loved because God was willing to die rather than be separated from us; and it shows us what we are worth, the very life of God. What… Continue reading Don’t Forget the Sign of the Cross

There are many references to “the flesh” in the New Testament, especially in the letters of St. Paul. The phrase is confusing to those who think it synonymous with the physical body. While Scripture many times uses the word “flesh” to refer to the physical body, when it is preceded by the definite article, it… Continue reading What Does Scripture Mean by “the Flesh”?

IT SEEMS TO me we are always struggling to be born. Some days, when I kiss the altar, I’m Mary adoring her slain Lord. Other days, I arrive as Judas in the night. Either way, He still insists on dying for me. The altar is our Bethlehem, a cradle holding an infant already pressed into… Continue reading Poetry of the Mass – Fr. Michael Rennier

An elderly lady once told me that when she was growing up long before the Second Vatican Council, the Sisters in her Catholic school taught all the students to play their PART at Mass. PART stands for Petition, Adoration, Reparation, and Thanksgiving. In his passion, the Lord Jesus offered up petitionary prayer to the Father,… Continue reading Participation in the Sacrifice – SpiritualDirection.com

During Holy Week the Church turns her focus to the greatest sufferings known to man: the sufferings of Christ. But year after year, many people have overlooked one of the most important truths— a truth which I was blind to for so many years until a saint recently revealed it to me. Saint Alphonsus de… Continue reading The Spiritual Sufferings of Christ

Stay with Us Easter Monday Presence of God – Do not leave me, O Jesus, gentle Pilgrim; I have need of You. MEDITATION God has made us for Himself, and we cannot live without Him; we need Him, we hunger and thirst for Him; He is the only One who can satisfy our hearts. The… Continue reading Stay with Us — Easter Monday (Divine Intimacy Meditation)