“Jesus, I trust in You!” St. Faustina October 5th is a special day for me, because today the Church celebrates a powerhouse saint who also happens to be my patroness and the first saint of the new millennium, St. Faustina. If you don’t know much about Faustina, read her Diary — you will be hooked […]

What does it mean to live life to the fullest? Because that’s why Jesus came, that we might have life — life to the full (Jn. 10:10). I’ll give you a hint: it doesn’t mean “eat, drink, and be merry.” But it also doesn’t mean sitting around being gloomy Christians. Our faith is a joyful […]

“[Who then is the priest? He is] the defender of truth, who stands with angels, gives glory with archangels, causes sacrifices to rise to the altar on high, shares Christ’s priesthood, refashions creation, restores it in God’s image, recreates it for the world on high and, even greater, is divinized and divinizes.” St. Gregory of […]

“…the wood of the cross has brought joy to the world.” Antiphon, Morning Prayer This day is glorious. This day, heaven and earth are brimming with joy. Because this day, we celebrate the Triumph of the Cross. Some might say we ought to commemorate this feast with great solemnity and somberness, recalling our sinfulness and […]

“Father of unfading glory, Rich in grace and strong to save, Hear our prayers and come to save us, Keep us far from sinful ways.” Hymn, Morning Prayer, Text by Mount Saint Bernard Abbey As I prayed Morning Prayer today, I happened to glance at the words of the Hymn (which I usually skip when […]