Archive - Poor in Spirit

The Three Intellectual Gifts and the Virtues they Perfect

Understanding, Knowledge, and Wisdom

Jun 19 •

The Gifts of the Holy Ghost

The Seven Gifts in Divine Revelation:

Jun 13 •

May 2025

April 2025

Misery, Poverty, and Our Nothingness

“Let us be convinced of the truth of our nothingness, and of the constant and essential need we have of help from above.” -Bl. Columba Marmion

Apr 19 •

March 2025

The Little Pearl: St. Margaret of Castello

“If you only knew what I have in my heart."

Mar 25 •

Don't Be Afraid of Meditation

A simple explanation of meditation, and what you need to know to start today.

Mar 19 •

Christ began His Passion in a garden, more precisely, in an olive-garden.

Mar 7 •

Thoughts for Ash Wednesday

"Therefore, I reprehend myself and do penance in dust and ashes." - Job 42:6

Mar 5 •

Quinquagesima Sunday: the vocation of Abraham.

A meditation on Abraham, our father and model, as well as the origins of the 40 Hours Devotion.

Mar 2 •

February 2025

Four of My Favorite Things from The Dialogue

1. Harmonizing with God's will to save souls; 2. God willed us to be dependent on each other; 3. The evil that comes from a perverse desire for wealth…

Feb 22 •

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