Spiritual Life – Page 5

Family

How My Family Keeps Lent Interesting

A few years ago, my wife and I got creative with our Lenten sacrifices. It was an idea I had, loosely based on a Holy

Luke Arredondo February 15, AD 2016 1 Comment

Life

A Quiet Lent

“By every means, but especially by peace of soul, we must try to provide the Holy Spirit with a resting place. Then we shall have

Russell Brewer February 11, AD 2016 No Comments

Life

The Spirituality of the Parent

Don’t doubt it: your vocation is the greatest grace our Lord could have given you. Thank Him for it. -St. Josemaria Escriva I know this

Angie Windnagle February 1, AD 2016 2 Comments

Life

Trials of Trust

How many times have you said “I trust You” to God in prayer, and yet felt unsure of what you were saying? How often do

Marissa Standage January 27, AD 2016 1 Comment

Life

Habits and Helplessness

One of my favorite saints is St. Francis de Sales (and not just because he is the patron saint of writers). During his lifetime, he

Erin Cain January 20, AD 2016 1 Comment

Prayer

Seeking a Relationship with God

When I meet with the Confirmation students in my parish one on one, I always ask them to describe their relationship with God. Some answer

Fr. Edward Lee Looney January 20, AD 2016 No Comments

Life

The Best Lie You Could Ever Tell

My first Confirmation class (quite some years ago now) ended with an enticing cliffhanger: “Next week, I’ll teach you how to lie,” our teacher told

Theresa Williams December 17, AD 2015 1 Comment

Spirituality

Comfort In Christ Falling

Multiple times I have written about the struggles of being a goal-oriented person, about the difficulty in surrendering when my first instinct is to try

Abigail C. Reimel December 8, AD 2015 2 Comments

Lessons From a Roof

A few months ago, my husband and I agreed to re-do the roof on the outreach and hospitality house we run for the Parish in

Emma King October 14, AD 2015 No Comments

Columnists

Sacramentals and Holy Water Therapy

My husband works at our Archdiocesan seminary, and we try to meet him for Mass there at least once a week. The other day, I

Michele Chronister September 25, AD 2015 5 Comments

Religion

The Call to Holiness in Our Time

Recently, I was watching the movie There Be Dragons about St. Josemaria Escriva and the Spanish Civil War, and I began thinking about the call to

Theresa Williams September 22, AD 2015 1 Comment

Married Life

Why I Love the Song of Songs

It seems like we rarely hear about the Song of Songs anymore. At Mass, we read from this book only a couple times of the

AnneMarie Miller September 3, AD 2015 No Comments

Life

The Urge to Undo

“It is impossible to describe the feeling that comes over you at such a time. The feeling that somehow, in an instant of time, everything

Erin Cain September 2, AD 2015 No Comments

Columnists

Running with God

Earlier this summer, I was pleasantly surprised when I received my mid-year fitness summary: I had run over 100 miles in the previous four months.

Liesl Bee August 18, AD 2015 No Comments

Columnists

Living the Liturgical Year Without Mass

When I started attending daily Mass, I became more involved with the liturgical year. The seasons, feast days, and celebrations were all at the forefront

AnneMarie Miller August 10, AD 2015 No Comments

Life