"Take concern to have your heart be more pleasing to our Master day by day." —Padre Pio in a letter to Antonietta Vona, January 2, 1918 Padre Pio was celebrated for his understanding of the spiritual
The Little Way of Advent follows a format similar to The Little Way of Lent. Following the Advent and Christmas season daily Scripture readings, Fr. Caster provides an inspirational reflection for eac
?God really is real! I never experienced him before now.”?I felt like there had to be something more—I think I’ve found it!”?God doesn’t just love everyone—he loves me!”It’s exciting when someone has
“We are walking back to the Garden of Eden together and trying to remember who were when we were Eve.” In When We Were Eve, Colleen Mitchell draws on the creation story in Genesis t
"Knowing how to love is never a thing acquired once and for all. We must begin anew every day. We must practice it.... We have to learn the art of loving every day." — Pope Francis, Re
Reading Robert Ellsberg’s profiles of holy men and women is like throwing open a window in a stuffy old church and taking in great gulps of fresh air. Henri Nouwen has described his writing as &
Many people feel drawn to what meditation offers (quiet, reflection, stillness, time alone with God), but few have tried it. Some Christians even feel that they shouldn’t meditate. In Sensing God, mon
Few religious scholars have been the subject of as much scrutiny and interpretation as Thomas Merton, the Trappist monk, contemplative, social critic, ecumenist, and prolific author of The Seven Store
Stories of Jesus provides a portrait of Our Lord in a day-by-day reflection format, based on the Gospel accounts of his life and teachings. Through these reflections, Girzone introduces Jesus and his
Within the Catholic tradition, there are many ways to pray. Yet, while there are smaller books, books on praying with saints and contemporary figures, volumes assembling groups of individual prayers,
