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St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Beauty
St. Anthony of Padua, that Hammer of Heretics, serves as a model to me that I am to preach against any dualism within myself that blocks an openness to beauty.
Your Heart Is Made to Rest in God
We take for granted that anyone who sees us as we are will, in the end, be as disappointed with us as we are with ourselves.
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Solitude Is Not Separation
The Trappist monk Thomas Merton practiced and wrote about the contemplative life of interior solitude, which, he believed, was not cultivated by isolating ourselves from the world.
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Paying Attention
What does it mean to be attentive to the Word of God? Psalm 103 refers to the angels as mighty warriors “attentive to the sound of God’s voice.”
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Bishop Monforton visits war victims in Ukraine to show US church’s solidarity
As Detroit's newest auxiliary bishop prepared to move from his home in Steubenville, Ohio, back to his native Archdiocese of Detroit, he found himself thousands of miles from both places in mid-October: Ukraine.
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Finding Grace
Sit for a few minutes with this quote from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: “Contemplate how you are being asked to give your heart to God amidst everyday activities. Be prepared to meet your grace in every circumstance of life.”
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Newly Unified ‘Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe’ is Established in Atlanta, GA