Series on Fire Within by Fr. Thomas Dubay, S.M. (Part 7 of 8)
Solitude is not just quiet time for ourselves. It is not running from people, isolation, or hiding from or avoiding our problems by going off and being alone. But instead, it is avoiding certain behaviors, worldviews, curiosities, and distractions that take our focus on the Lord. According to Fr. Dubay, authentic solitude is the healthy turning towards one’s beloved. It is a faithful pursuit of the one we love, our beloved—a pursuit of the Lord with the desire to be in a relationship with Him.
This is the seventh episode of our Fire Within series, which talks about detachment and solitude—an encouragement to find and pursue authentic solitude and grow spiritually.
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Actions and Consequences
Jesus dying on the cross symbolizes God’s victory but is also the consequence of sin. This is one of the most striking examples that there are things that we can do that are going to have real concrete consequences in our lives and the lives of others. Christians and Catholics try to memorialize this consequence through the crucifix. But in reality…
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Give Me My Inheritance (Lent 2026)
Have you ever wanted God’s gifts, but not the relationship that comes with them?
Continuing their Lenten journey through the Prodigal Son, the friars reflect on the bold and painful demand: “Father, give me my inheritance.” They explore the deeper movement beneath those words, the desire to take control, to live on our own terms, and to separate blessing from belonging.
This episode looks honestly at the nature of sin: how we grasp at what was meant to be received, how freedom can be misused, and how chasing independence often leaves us isolated and burdened. What looks flashy and exciting on the surface can quietly bend the heart inward, cutting us off from the very love we were made for.
Join us as we ask the Lord to reveal where we’ve chosen autonomy over intimacy, and to lead us back to the freedom of being sons and daughters in His house.
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Trust Is Hard for Everyone
Week 4 of a series on A 30-Day Personal Retreat with the Litany of Trust, by Sr. Faustina Maria Pia, S.V. Trust is hard for everybody. The grace to trust — especially for the long haul — is always given to us by the Lord. There’s always human effort in the spiritual life, but it’s all gift; all grace. It can feel like we’re never…
