Living Temples: A Reflection on the Lateran Basilica

Nov 9, 2025

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Simplifying My Life…

Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be, and becoming that person.–St. Therese of Lisieux It is easier said than done. As I reflect on it, I have a habit of yearning for a simple life, but find myself getting bogged down without… Read ⇢
Prayer for World Youth Day 2023

Before you head off on an amazing journey, why not gather all the awesome World Youth Day adventurers from your local community? Whether you’re from a parish, campus, movement, or diocese, let’s come together for a Pilgrim Blessing. This can happen after our usual liturgy or even have a special… Read ⇢
Christian Identity

This Christian identity is composed of precisely two elements: this restraint from seeking oneself by oneself but instead receiving oneself from Christ and giving oneself with Christ, thereby participating personally in the life of Christ himself to the point of identifying with him and sharing both his death and his… Read ⇢
How Not To Get Trapped

I posted a book recommendation – The Return of the Gods, by Jonathan Cahn (https://rejoiceandpraise.wordpress.com/2023/06/16/the-return-of-the-gods/) along with books in my resource section on the raise of feminism and how all these snowballed into much of the issues we have today. Pro-abortion, euthanasia, hyper-individualism and the pontification of culture all stems… Read ⇢
Preparations for: 3 Days of Darkness

Personal note: I know I have previously written about this, and I cannot echo enough the importance of preparedness – not only for myself, family, but to all Christians new and old. All my readings and research and being able to discern our time points to a coming chastisement. One… Read ⇢
The Sum Of My Existence

“We are born to love, we live to love, and we will die to love still more.”–St. Joseph Cafasso The sum of my exist is to love. No matter the challenges that comes my way, I can never let them discolour my love to love and be loved. As much… Read ⇢
Sick and Grumpy

My spiritual director was so correct when she once told me “a sick person is unlikely to pray. I recall being indignant and thinking to myself, “Not me!” Well for the last 5 days I have been cranky and bedridden with a viral infection. All I have been doing is… Read ⇢
𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝘼𝘾𝙍𝙀𝘿 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝙍𝙏 𝙊𝙁 𝙅𝙀𝙎𝙐𝙎

The Sacred Heart of Jesus is a central theme throughout the Bible. It is not a reference to the actual muscle tissue of His physical heart but it is a reference to Christ Himself. The heart is synonymous with the totality of the person. Christ is offering you an intimate… Read ⇢
Discernment: Hollywood, Saints and The Gospel

For those watching The Chosen Series and Padre Pio please keep in mind they are Hollywood productions. Even if the theme is about Jesus, his disciples, or saints, they are – written for a secular audience regardless of their religious belief or lack of. It does not profess to tell… Read ⇢