Augustine: Confessing God & the Soul
In these few elliptic sentences of the opening paragraph of what might be the most resonate of Christian texts outside of Scripture—the Confessions—Augustine articulates the human condition as a quest…
10 Uses for Mortification
These are the dim days of Lent, where the shining lure of slipping back into the modern comforts of life is ever enticing. With Easter Sunday in sight, the temptation…
The Bond of Mother & Child
The expectant mother is intimately connected with her developing child, and that connection unites the entire family in the waiting. Throughout pregnancy, the family recognizes the communication between mother and…
Stella Coeli (“Star of Heaven”)
A prayer against sickness The Star of Heaven that nourished the Lorddrove away the plague of deathwhich the first parents of man brought into the world.May this bright Star now…
The Divine Mercy Chaplet
Opening Prayer Leader: You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and theocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomableDivine…