My prayer life has been inundated by meditations on the open heart of Christ. Meditating on the Sacred Heart becomes even more poignant on Divine Mercy Sunday, which brings to mind the image of Divine Mercy as revealed to Saint Faustina. The image is characterized by red and white rays coming forth from Christ’s heart, the […]
A few days ago I was kneeling in prayer. I hadn’t fully settled on a Lenten penance yet, so I said, “Lord, what should I give up for Lent?” At once, I heard His answer in the deepest part of my heart: “yourself.” Wow. The idea profoundly changed how I see Lent. I had never applied the […]
Lent: the season of preparation. People tend to equate that preparation with the dreaded sacrifices they practice throughout Lent, and so they take extra care to pick the “perfect” Lenten offering for the year. But sometimes even the hardest, most creative sacrifices don’t seem to help us grow in our love for God. Committing to a fast […]
