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Saints

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022  by St. Josemaria Institute

Feast of St. Nicholas of Bari: Source of Joy and Thanksgiving

Support our annual St. Nicholas Appeal in which we ask our friends and followers who have never given before to consider making a one-time gift before the New Year!

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September 27, 2022September 27, 2022  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Our Accuser is Cast Out: The Feast of the Holy Archangels

“For the accuser of our brethren has been cast out, who accuses them day and night before our God. And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb” (cf. Rev 12:10-11).

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July 15, 2022July 15, 2022  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Living in Hope: Saints Joachim and Anne

Nothing disappoints more than misplaced hope. And maybe nothing is easier to misplace than our hope. From time to time we are all tempted to put our hopes for happiness, even for a kind of salvation, in people whom we idealize or future circumstances we imagine will be perfect.

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July 9, 2022July 9, 2022  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Prayer and Prerequisites

Prerequisites are built into some of the most significant things we do in life. University admissions, job applications, marriage, and entrance into religious life all have their prerequisites…

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May 17, 2022May 17, 2022  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Your Mercies Cover Me: St Charles de Foucauld

In view of St. Charles’ recent canonization, we share with you an excerpt from “Home Again” by Fr. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

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March 24, 2022March 24, 2022  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Are You Happy?

The Church has one question for the world. It is a question asked of rich and poor, of the powerful and the weak, of those behind bars and those relaxing on the beach: Are you happy?

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October 24, 2021October 25, 2021  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

From Outsiders to Friends: The Solemnity of All Saints

In this paradise everyone feels free, at home, accepted, and loved in ways which far surpass whatever freedom, acceptance, or love we have ever experienced on earth. Here, we meet the saints as friends.

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October 15, 2021October 4, 2022  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Between Friends: The Feast of St Teresa of Avila

For mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. St Teresa of Avila: The Book of Her Life, ch. 8, 5. Although we might associate St Teresa’s spirituality with the extraordinary—with her numerous visions, […]

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October 3, 2021October 13, 2022  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Setting Hearts Alight: Insights on Personal Influence from Saints Josemaria and John Henry Newman

St Josemaria often evokes images of fire and light to show how the Christian faith is spread from one heart to another.

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October 1, 2021October 4, 2022  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Growing Young: St. Therese of Lisieux and Spiritual Childhood

Saints have the uncanny ability to startle us with their insights into the basic truths of our faith.

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July 14, 2021July 19, 2021  by St. Josemaria Institute

“Parents of the Saints”: An Interview with Patrick O’Hearn

The St. Josemaria Institute is delighted to share our interview with author, Patrick O’Hearn, on the inspiration and topic of his new book.

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June 28, 2021August 4, 2021  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Simon, son of John, do you love me? | A Homily on the Feast of SS. Peter & Paul

If Peter wonders how he could ever love the Lord again, Jesus answers, If you love me, keep my commandments, that is, always respond to me as you do now: “Yes, Lord.”

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October 26, 2020October 17, 2022  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

The Formation of Saints: The Beatitudes Form Christ within Us

The Gospel of the beatitudes, appointed for the solemnity of All Saints, is God’s prescription for human holiness and happiness (see Mt 5:1-12), but they aren’t things that would naturally be your “first pick.”

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March 17, 2020January 20, 2021  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Saint Joseph: The Love of His Heart and the Work of His Hands

When we think of St Joseph, patron of the universal Church, certain words come immediately to mind: faithful, just, obedient, silent. There is precious little information in Scripture about him, but these words always seem apt to describe his character.

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January 22, 2020January 4, 2023  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Converted By Love: A Reflection on the Conversion of St Paul

No one is more aware of the passage of time than a convert. There is a clear before and after whose threshold is a life-changing encounter with Christ.

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August 29, 2019August 29, 2019  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

The Memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist

“It’s hard! — Yes, I know. But, forward! No one will be rewarded — and what a reward! — except those who fight bravely.” ST. JOSEMARIA ESCRIVA The Way, no. 720 “The message of the cross if foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of […]

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August 28, 2019August 26, 2021  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Two Loves, One Heart: A Reflection for the Feast of St. Augustine

St Augustine of Hippo, with an insight born from personal experience, attests that it is by one’s personal struggle to be pure in heart and chaste in body that this integration of love takes place both within a man and in his relationships with God and neighbor.

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August 27, 2019August 26, 2021  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

Saint Monica and the Child of Her Tears

Although St Monica is also known for her many deeds of mercy, it is her continual intercession for her son for which she is chiefly remembered and invoked by Christians throughout the ages.

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March 15, 2019October 4, 2022  by St. Josemaria Institute

Saint Josemaria and the Role of Saint Joseph in Christian Life

1. Introduction Devotion to Saint Joseph was deeply rooted in Saint Josemaría’s soul from a very early age. Recalling how in 1934 he had entrusted to the Holy Patriarch his efforts to obtain permission for the tabernacle in the first center of Opus Dei in Madrid, he remarked in 1971: “I already had deep in […]

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August 17, 2018August 17, 2018  by Rev. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem.

As a Bride Adorned for her Husband: On the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin

“The feast of feasts awaits us in Heaven. … I assure you, and I say the same to myself, that our wedding garment has to be woven with our love of God, a love we will have learnt to reap even in the most trivial things we do. It is precisely those who are in love […]

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