“Watch and pray that you may not undergo the test. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Matthew 26:41). Editor’s note: Read more about our Lent 2024 theme, “‘Not My Will, but Yours’: Surrendering to the Father During Lent,” here. I’m going to say the quiet part out loud: Entrepreneurship is hard. Sure,…
“Come, O Spirit of Understanding, enlighten our minds with the light of your eternal truth and the riches of holy thoughts” (from the Holy Spirit Chaplet by Blessed Elena Guerra). Note from the editor: This article is part of a series on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Read the articles about knowledge, fortitude, counsel,…
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name: you are mine” (Isaiah 43:1). I remember the first time I heard the phrase “know your worth.” It was decades ago while I was watching the movie “The Joy Luck Club” with my mom. In the film, a mother is referring…
“Every one of us needs half an hour of prayer each day, except when we are busy—then we need an hour” (St. Francis de Sales). Recently, I attended a day retreat for Catholic moms and heard an acronym that was new to me: “BUSY” stands for “Being Under Satan’s Yoke.” I nodded my head and…
“I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing” (John 15:5). Around this time each year, we start to hear a lot about how we only have so many days left in the year, so we’d better…