Conquering mortal sin and leaving behind venial sin are both good and necessary. But we need more, and that’s where purification, both passive and active,
A wonderful retreat master, a holy priest, told our retreatants’ group that we all seek two things in this life—joy and love. Lacking in either
“Praying with Scripture – can a layperson like me can expect to do this? Is this like meditation? Seems that it requires a lot of
“Maybe you ought to pray like a pirate over this one.” My spiritual director suggested this to me some years ago as I shared with
