The feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel, one of the patrons of this site, was actually this past Friday, but I decided to post today because last week, the feasts of saints were overridden by the Easter Octave. In April of 1467, a venerated icon of Our Lady of Good Counsel was observed hanging … Continue reading Our Lady of Good Counsel →

Divine Mercy Sunday is a day celebrating one of God's greatest attributes: His Mercy. Many homilies that we hear on this day remind us that God's Mercy is boundless and that we have nothing to be afraid of if we go to Him with complete confidence. We are told that God wants to forgive us … Continue reading Divine Mercy Sunday: Remember, Mercy Isn’t Free →

Hey guys! I'm writing this short post to let y'all know that this coming Friday, I'll be leaving to go on retreat with my Secular Carmelite group. If any of you have prayer requests that you would like me to remember and pray for on the retreat, you can email me (my email is listed … Continue reading Prayer requests →

 A few months ago, a White House staffer made headlines after speaking about John McCain in a private meeting and saying that his opinion doesn’t matter because “he’s going to die anyway.” The staffer has now left her job, and although the reason reportedly has nothing to do with the comment, it does not mean … Continue reading Societal Sickness: When Worrying about Leakers Contributes to the Culture of Death →

In the tagline for this site, I said that I would be bringing the light of the Faith to everyday issues and experiences. With such a mission, some of my posts will concern current events surrounding politics and other cultural and societal events and how Catholics should respond to them. I wrote this post about … Continue reading Introduction to ‘Societal Sickness: When Worrying about Leakers Contributes to the Culture of Death’ →

This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it, alleluia. For these eight days, this is the response we say in the Divine Office. During Mass each day, we recite the Gloria and "alleluia" is added to the dismissal and the people's response. Each day is classified as … Continue reading A Few Notes on this Joyous Octave We’re In →

He is not here, He is risen. Behold the place where they laid Him. Mark 16:6 Happy Easter! My family and I had the privilege to attend the Easter Vigil Mass last night in the Extraordinary Form (traditional Latin rite). It was beautiful! The priest read a short oration from St. Gregory the Theologian, which … Continue reading Alleluia! He is Risen! →

What do you think of when you see a crucifix? On Good Friday, we are invited to spend the day gazing upon Jesus Christ on the cross and meditating on what He has done for us and the price He paid for our salvation. Yesterday, on Holy Thursday, we celebrated the Mass of the Last … Continue reading Good Friday: Gazing Upon the Crucified Christ →

Thanks for joining me! I am still in the process of getting everything up and running for this site, but in the long run I hope it will be a source of further formation for Catholics and evangelization for non Catholics. I also hope it will give people a chance to reflect on their journeys … Continue reading The Journey Begins →