On today’s podcast, we continue with part two of the five-part series on The Road to Emmaus, an audio retreat by Fr. Javier del Castillo. God asks questions. But why? We find hundreds of questions in the Gospel asked by Jesus himself. When Christ asks questions in Scriptures, we ask ourselves these same questions. Christ is inviting us to […]
Dear Friends of the St. Josemaria Institute: As we continue to grow and develop the St. Josemaria Institute, we would like to invite you to spend a few minutes to let us know how we are doing by sharing your experience with the Institute so far and what you would like to see in the future. […]
“If we look at the world, at the People of God, during this month of May, we will see devotion to our Lady taking the form of many old and new customs practiced with great love. It makes me very happy to see that this devotion is always alive, awakening in Christians a supernatural desire […]
On today’s podcast, Fr. Javier del Castillo sets the stage for a five-part series on The Road to Emmaus. In the Scripture passage, we see that the disciples do not make it all the way to Emmaus. This is a sign of their own conversion as they were running away from the events they had witnessed. […]
During this Easter Season, we are happy to share with you a five-part series on The Road to Emmaus, an audio retreat by Fr. Javier del Castillo. The Road to Emmaus is a story of conversion in which Christ opens our eyes, points us to the Word, and reveals Himself throughout our journey toward heaven. […]
What is a retreat? A retreat is a collection of meditations on a specific theme intended to help you to set apart a few days from your daily routine to examine your life in the presence of Jesus Christ: to see what is going well, to see what needs to change, to make resolutions and to […]
In this podcast, Msgr. Fred Dolan recounts the story of the resurrection as told in the Gospel of Easter Sunday and to which the Apostles became witnesses and used as the basis for their preaching. This passage leads us to reflect on gratitude and our own relationship with Christ. We are encouraged to foster a […]
We have to die to ourselves and be born again to a new life. Jesus Christ obeyed in this way, even unto death on a cross; that is why God exalted him. If we obey God’s will, the cross will mean our own resurrection and exaltation. Christ’s life will be fulfilled step by step in […]
“Our transgressions and our sins are upon us; they weigh us down; and we waste away because of them; how then can we live?” (Ezekiel 33:10). These words of the prophet powerfully express how sin affects us—creating a heaviness in the soul, a feeling of dejection, a sense of deadness in mind and heart. Sin […]
“Woman is stronger than man, and more faithful, in the hour of suffering: Mary of Magdala and Mary Cleophas and Salome! With a group of valiant women like these, closely united to our Lady of Sorrows, what work for souls could be done in the world!” The Way, no. 982 In the principal feasts of the liturgical […]