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Having a contrite heart is an invitation to grind down your own ego, which can be painful at times. God welcomes you to participate in the process of humility with him.
Padre Pio was fully aware of his flaws. Often he would write to his spiritual adviser and others lamenting his lack of patience or acceptance of God’s will.
Francis taught that in God we are connected to the earth and all created things. In the spiritual life we’re called to live attuned to this interdependence.
Considering Pope Francis’ debilitating health issues, my mind always goes back to when his papacy was announced to the world.
While things were not always as he wished, Padre Pio accepted what the Lord had asked of him.
Each of us has a special role to play in the life of the Church. Our task is to prayerfully discern what that role is.
To this day, Padre Pio is venerated for his holiness, simplicity, and poverty—three characteristics we can all try to emulate.
Difficult experiences are the hardest things for which to be thankful. But sometimes years later, we may see how a gift was hidden there.
From a very young age, Padre Pio spoke of interactions he had with angels, as well as saints and demons. In fact, when he was a child, he often spoke of his guardian angel as his friend.
In the last part of Dante’s Divine Comedy, as he travels through heaven, Dante comes to realize that it isn’t through any effort on his part. Something else moves him through his journey. And that is love.
