We’ve journeyed together for 40 days, and now we’ve arrived in the joy of Easter.
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by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 14, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Anne DeSantis, Director of the Raymond Nonnatus Foundation, offers her inspirational thoughts and guidance, not just on Lenten Sacrifice, but how we can learn and grow through sacrifice every day.
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 12, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
David Slusarick drew tremendous inspiration from the sacrifices made by his mom during times of hardship.
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Like those called to Christ in the Gospel, there comes a time in everyone’s life when God reaches out his hand and asks us to follow him. For Joe Donahue, it meant leaving a comfortable position climbing the corporate ladder.
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | March 10, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Deacon Ryan Nguyen recounts how, on the night before his crucifixion, Christ prayed for joy.
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Apr 17, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
We’ve journeyed together for 40 days, and now we’ve arrived in the joy of Easter.
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Apr 16, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
In the modern age, it is so easy to become wrapped up in a virtual social world, sliding into sin and temptation. Peter Land tells us that sacrificing this world, even if it seems significant, is nothing in comparison to the life that you will gain in return.
by The Miraculous Medal Shrine | Apr 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Pat Gillen had a transformative experience in his jail cell. He realized that he was given a chance to make things right.
by John Freund, CM | Mar 5, 2014 | Vincentian Family
"Lent is also a time of confrontation, as we come face to face with the poverty in ourselves." G. Gregory Gay, CM Superior General Congregation of the Mission. Lent is a time to grow in our understanding and commitment Christ. Perhaps that is why I was struck by...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 5, 2014 | Formation
Looking for a quick way to explain Ash Wednesday to your friends? Look no further than Busted Halo’s® two-minute video that describes the day which begins the season of Lent, and why Catholics and many Christians receive ashes on their foreheads. First released for...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 4, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Gospel of Joy - Community Seal - Lenten reflections How can one reflect on Pope Francis' beautiful document "Joy of the Gospel" ( Evangelii Gaudium) via prayerful contemplation of a series of images rooted in the Charity Charism motto "The charity of Christ urges...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 3, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Ready for Lent? – What price do you pay for Christ at your door? – Pope Francis - Close to the Cross. Lynn L'Heureux reflects in her Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Dear Vincentian Family: Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday and it is time to make an...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
“Lent’s gifts are paradoxical, but they reaffirm a great truth: in bringing both our poverty and riches to the Lord, we are renewed and strengthened as followers of Jesus in the Vincentian way.
by John Freund, CM | Mar 2, 2014 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity
Sr. Carol Schnumer, DC has prepared a prayer service for the Ladies of Charity “Lent with St. Louise de Marillac”
by John Freund, CM | Mar 2, 2014 | Association of the Miraculous Medal
Father Carl and Father Luke offer opportunities for Lenten Prayer and Sacrifice Prayers During Lent _______________ “Please be unafraid, these forty days! During these Forty Days of Lent, my Son will give you His greatest gift. He will show you through His...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 26, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
The USCCB offers Online Resources For Lent - Audio retreats, video reflections, downloadable calendar are among the offerings that people might find useful with Lent starting Ash Wednesday, March 5. With the theme “Give Up, Take Up, Lift Up,” resources include a new...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 4, 2014 | Pope
Christians are called to confront the material, spiritual and moral destitution of “our brothers and sisters, to touch it, to make it our own and to take practical steps to alleviate it,”