St. John of the Cross (1542-1591) is a Doctor of the Church and a spiritual giant. His life commitment to prayer and writing about prayer will be forever cherished in the Catholic tradition. Prayer is ...

Many of us find ourselves drawn away from prayer. Why? My personal take is that the temptation to abandon prayer largely comes from our subconscious belief that if we are doing good for God we have a ...

As we step into the month of June, it’s the perfect time to pause, reflect, and speak life into the days ahead. A new month is more than a date on the calendar, it’s an opportunity to start fresh, ...

There are plenty of reasons for invoking the help of the most powerful archangel in today’s battles against the devil. A statue of St. Michael the Archangel putting his sword back into its sheath is ...

To cultivate the life of the Church, we have to care for its ministries — those vital functions of sanctifying, teaching, and guiding. But as mentioned earlier, we also need to relearn how to pray — ...