Prayer

statue of Jesus as shepherd holding a staff and a lamb.

Good and Graceful Shepherd

Who hasn’t felt as if they are on the outside looking in? Who among us hasn’t felt dejected or neglected? May this prayer be your reminder today that you are loved no matter how far you’ve strayed.

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Lent with Padre Pio: Fourth Sunday

The reality for most people is a very different one from that of Padre Pio. He spent most of his life at the monastery where he prayed, heard confessions, and celebrated Mass.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Third Saturday

Padre Pio had a remedy for that feeling of discouragement: Always turn to God.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Third Friday

Padre Pio reminds us that if we walk with God there is no reason to worry about every step. God wants us to keep looking toward the ultimate destination.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Third Thursday

Padre Pio suffered from poor health his entire life, beginning around the age of 9. In his later life, after his ordination to the priesthood, he was separated from his religious community for almost five years because of his health.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Third Wednesday

Padre Pio’s spiritual life was everything to him and everything he did contributed to it. He made the time because it was important to him.
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woman standing still in front of mountains

Be Still

If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s learning or relearning how to slow down. We begin to learn the richness of waiting, of slowing down, of looking and listening, allowing the world around us and within us ...
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