Catholic Saints
St. Teresa of Avila: Prayer Coach
St. Teresa of Avila’s prayer life did culminate in the “spiritual rain” of mystical union with Christ.
Our Prayer Partners
For decades, the saints have been my mentors in prayer, faith companions whom the centuries cannot separate, beloved friends.
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Mysteries of the Rosary
The Mysteries of the Rosary are key events in the life of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary that Catholics meditate on while praying the rosary.
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Restless Hearts Fixed on God
I spend my last night of my pilgrimage to Italy on the balcony of my hotel room drinking wine and looking up at a heavy sky.
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John, Matthew, and Jesus’ Mission
We were discussing the Gospel (Matthew 9:36—10:8) read on the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time last year. Matthew writes about Jesus' missionary discourse.
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As God Desires
That total abandonment to God would be Josephine’s legacy—and it is one we can work toward as 21st-century Catholics.
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‘Not Me, but God’
And the miracles, all of them, move forward, as miracles do, and this new one, a boy who believed, who chronicled miracles about holy bread.
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