How do you feel? And why do emotions matter? Emotions, far from being mere reactions, have the power to transform us. Valuing the emotional life as necessary; they are an intrinsic part of us. Emotions are neutral, but how we respond to them can be fruitful and dangerous; this is why knowing how to navigate them is vital in our lives. In this episode, we’ll talk about the importance of emotions, the right word and place for them, and how they integrate with the spiritual life.
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Jubilee Year
Where is your focus set on this new year, 2025? This year, we begin a jubilee year in the church. It is a consecrated time, a special year to stop and take a step back—it’s a year of rest to reset while inviting the Lord into it. It is also a year to make a breakthrough or a significant shift in our lives with an invitation to a greater intensity of prayer and hope. In this episode, we’ll discuss the principles of the…
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Trust That Mercy Is Greater
Week 2 of a series on a 30-Day Personal Retreat with the Litany of Trust, by Sr. Faustina Maria Pia, S.V. Grace is in the present; there is no grace in the past or in the future. The challenge, though, is that we’re all professional escape artists. We can get antsy and we don’t know how to be present, which means we…
Week 3 of a series on A 30-Day Personal Retreat with the Litany of Trust, by Sr. Faustina Maria Pia, S.V. There are some sins that we just can’t seem to shake — habitual sins that keep us coming back to the confessional over and over (and over) again. But no matter how consistent this sin seems, there’s one who is more…
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Good St. Joseph (Advent 2023)
What’s the best thing you learned from St. Joseph? Advent teaches us that God has a different way of doing things, and St. Joseph is a fantastic example and witness. Throughout his life, St. Joseph should’ve had the opportunity to grasp human comfort or control, but instead, he chose to enter into humility, into silence; he didn’t overthink, he didn’t overtalk, but…
