This story can serve as a parable for the Christian life after the Resurrection and Ascension: Jesus still walks with us, but in hidden ways, and it is in the Word of God and “the breaking of the bread” (the Eucharist) that we come to recognize Him.
Read MoreOn this glorious feast of God’s infinite mercy, the Church asks us to reflect on the famous story of “doubting Thomas.”
Read MoreToday, like the disciples in the Gospel for this Divine Mercy Sunday, we are huddled behind locked doors. We are isolated in our homes, and still the risen Jesus comes to us, even through our locked doors, bringing an Easter message of hope and glorious joy.
Read MoreWe have been keeping the entire Church in our hearts in a special way during this difficult time, and on Sunday afternoon the novitiate “hatched” a plan to combine this intercessory prayer with our annual Easter egg hunt.
Read MoreGood Friday is especially mournful for Christians around the world this year, as most are deprived of the Church’s beautiful liturgies. It is our prayer that these Stations of the Cross will help you to enter more profoundly into the spirit of this most sacred day.
Read MoreIf you had been a lady bug sitting on our chapel windowsill a couple of Fridays ago, you would had seen an unusual sight. . .
Read MoreAs we head into Holy Week, we decided to go ahead and publish our spring newsletter — written before the pandemic was declared! — to bring you tidings of the many good, happy, and exciting things that are still going on here at the monastery.
Read MoreIn the midst of these challenging times, the powerful Gospel account of the raising of Lazarus offers us a much-needed message of confidence in God’s power.
Read MoreI don’t know about you, but over the past couple weeks I have at times been pretty bummed, feeling the weight of the coronavirus crisis, and finding myself in a “gloom and doom” attitude. But Jesus has been showing us His tender, personal love in countless ways… in so many “lamb-kisses!”
Read MoreIn the book of Daniel we find this heartbroken prophet unable to pray in the Temple of God yet he continues in earnest supplication, trusting that God will hear him as he humbly submits to this great deprivation that the Lord has allowed.
Read MoreThe fourth issue of the Passionist tricentenary bulletin, Jubilaeum was recently released. Its focus? Hope and renewal.
Read MoreAfter an afternoon’s hard work, when the sticks and thorns and tools were piled high in the back of our UTV and Sr. Mary Veronica and Aspirant Abbey were seated in the cab and ready to head back inside, suddenly they realized they had a problem.
Read MoreOftentimes, our novitiate members will prepare a Lenten project to help us all enter more deeply into the spirit of this season of greater prayer and penance. This year’s project shines a spotlight on the wisdom of St. Paul of the Cross.
Read MoreDuring this time of crisis, as even our churches are suspending public Masses because of COVID-19, we wanted to share with you a beautiful passage on spiritual communion from one of the letters of St. Paul of the Cross.
Read MoreThis Sunday the Church asked us to reflect on the beautiful story of Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well.
Read MoreAfter many years of correspondence with John Schweska, promoter of St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin (Possenti), we were pleased to finally meet John in person!
Read MoreOn February 27, the feast of St. Gabriel Possenti, we were visited by two of our Passionist brothers.
Read MoreThe Church began her “annual retreat” of Lent on Ash Wednesday, and today she presents her children with readings about a universal human experience: temptation.
Read MoreOur sharing today was rooted in the last verse of the Gospel: “Be perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect.” Is Jesus asking the impossible? What mere human being can ever hope to be perfect, especially when the standard is God Himself?
Read MoreThis week’s readings offered us many avenues for reflection.
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