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St. Joseph and the Beauty of Work
St. Joseph is truly a model for us in how we can allow our work to sanctify us. While May is traditionally known as the month in which we honor Our Blessed Mother, May 1st is the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. The work of St. Joseph was to protect the...
Responding to Jesus’ call to “Speak to the whole world about my mercy.”
“From all My wounds, like from streams, mercy flows for souls, but the wound in My Heart is the fountain of unfathomable mercy. From this fountain spring all graces for souls. The flames of compassion burn Me. I desire greatly to pour them out upon souls. Speak to the...
Be Transformed by the Resurrection
It can be difficult for us to fully grasp what this truth means. St. Paul goes so far as to say, “if Christ has not been raised, then empty [too] is our preaching; empty, too, your faith.” (1 Corinthians 15:14) The entirety of our faith, over 2000 years of Church...
CMF CURO Monday Meditation for April 11th, 2022
The Gospel deals in the Logic of Love Read: Jn. 12:1-11 Six days before Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. They gave a dinner for him there, and Martha served, while Lazarus was one of those reclining at table with...
Preparing the Heart for the Sacred Mysteries of Holy Week
If we truly understood the grandeur of Holy Week, and particularly the Sacred Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday/Easter Sunday), we would yearn for this holiest week of the year with every fiber of our being. This is the week when our salvation was...
CMF CURO Monday Meditation
The Lord in us is stronger than the evil in the world Read: St. Luke 11:14-23 He was driving out a demon that was mute, and when the demon had gone out, the mute person spoke and the crowds were amazed. Some of them said, “By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of...
Spiritual Health Program Announcement
“Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, pick up your mat and walk?” Mark 2:9 Much of modern health care focuses on physical symptom relief rather than getting to the root or origin of an ailment. Modern research is now...
Growing in virtue with St. Joseph
Every day of our lives is an opportunity to embrace Christ. It does not matter who we are, where we are in our faith, or what stage of life we are in. He is always calling us to Him. Regardless of when we embrace Christ, we will find that as we do so, we will embrace...
Entering the Desert
In a beautiful Lenten message, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI taught us how we should approach Lent and what we should hope for, saying, “May every family and Christian community use well this time of Lent, therefore, in order to cast aside all that distracts the spirit...
Celebrating the Chair of St. Peter
Photo Credit: Dnalor 01, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter is a feast celebrating the office of the Holy Father—the Pope. Some of our non-Catholic Christian brothers and sisters don’t understand why the office of the Pope exists....
Reclaiming St. Valentine’s Day
St. Valentine’s Day is upon us and we all know what that means. Every year, our grocery stores are filled with heart-shaped boxes full of chocolate and other red and pink products. Sadly, it can often become a time for secular society to focus on a disordered romantic...
Faith and Hospitality – Sts. Benedict and Scholastica
The past two years have taught many of us hard, and potentially devastating, lessons. As we look back at all that has happened, hopefully we are able to recognize the importance of family and hospitality. From the limitations on gatherings, to the covering of an...
