Today, on this Holy Thursday, April 9, 2020 we continue our retreat, learning about the effects of sin from the beginning of the creation of the angels, to the sin in the Garden of Eden, to the terrible effects of sin in our own life. St. Ignatius places before our eyes what sin is so […]
Today we continue learning more about “Ignatian Indifference” in the four main areas of life that often keep us from doing God’s will. I will be writing some of the quotes from the book I’ve been reading and putting them at the bottom of this post. Then you can print them out so that you […]
In today’s Lessons For Little Ones, we hear the story of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem as Holy Week began. We continue learning catechism questions about Jesus. Then we hear more of the story of St. Francis of Assisi and finally we pray for the country where St. Therese and St. John Vianney came from and […]
Today I begin giving you lessons primarily from a Companion to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. I actually gave the first session on the retreat in March. In today’s lesson we learn some important principles for growing in holiness from a great master of the spiritual life. Be sure to also listen to yesterday’s […]
I have a nice talk for you today about setting our world on fire with Christ’s love. It’s a combination of a couple talks I’ve made a while back. I am making these talks in between other duties and it is challenging to finish them. Will you please pray for my sister-in-law Diane who has […]
Today in our ‘Lessons for Little Ones’ we hear the Bible Story from Mass today in which Mary, Jesus’ friend, pour out expensive perfume on his feet as a sign of love. We learn more catechism questions, begin listening to the life of St. Francis of Assisi and pray for a special country near ours, […]
I have a very special Lesson to share with you today. I hope to write a book called “A Peaceful Victory” sometime soon. This lesson shares with you what the ‘Peaceful Victory’ is all about. Please pray that many people will put into practice those things that will bring a Peaceful Victory to our world […]
Today’s ‘Lesson for Little Ones’ is an interesting story about St. John Bosco who helped many poor boys in Italy many years ago. I hope you will enjoy the story. Listen to the Lesson here: Download the story of St. John Bosco here:
Because it is the First Friday of this month, I thought I would take this special day to teach you about the devotion to the Sacred Heart. Most of this talk was made last summer as part of the “Life Is Worth Pondering” series. May you grow always in your love of the Sacred Heart […]
Today our Lessons for Little Ones is a little different than our other lessons. Because it is the First Friday of April, today I just share with you the beautiful story of St. Margaret Mary. Jesus appeared to her and showed her His Sacred Heart. We all need to know about the Sacred Heart so […]