If the door has been closed, it’s not necessarily so that God can give you something better along the same lines, but so the loss on the other side of the door will help you grow in holiness and lead you deeper into his Father-heart.
The custom of honoring Mary in a special way during May developed over centuries (and spread widely in the 18th and 19th centuries), pairing the month’s themes of new life and beauty with the one Christians have long called the “Mother of God” and the “Queen of Heaven.”
I’m excited to share Part 1 of my emotional intelligence at SpiritualDirection.com. The website is an outreach of the Avila Institute, a respected school of spiritual education and formation founded by author and educator Dan Read more
Carrying on the Joy of the Resurrection Resurrection joy does not belong to a single morning or a single season. When Easter arrives with sunrise services, lilies, and hymns, it signals more than a calendar Read more