The Human Condition

Happy Solemnity of All Saints! May the witness & example of the communion of saints inspire us all in our own lives to be great saints. We were made for heaven friends, let’s be saints.

A litany of peace for you in this month of May, Mental Health Awareness Month & the month dedicated to Our Lady.

Our lady of Mental Peace, pray for us! 🕊

How often have we cried out these own words in the midst of our pain & suffering? How many times have we forgotten that like Christ’s death on the cross, our suffering isn’t meaningless, it is redemptive. May we be with our Lord on the cross today & unite to him all the pain in our own life.

“He surrendered everything, including his body, for love of us. He emptied himself. The great question that stands before us on Good Friday is: are we going to empty ourselves in response to his emptiness? The moment we do we shall know the joy of Christ. Notwithstanding the pain, the cross, the tomb, if I empty myself because I am in love with God, I shall know joy.” -Servant of God Catherine de Hueck Doherty

Friends, this week above all weeks we are invited to enter into the depths of our sufferings & unite them to Christ on the cross. We are invited to suffer beside him, to weep with him, and to die alongside him. There is no other way we can truly rejoice on Easter Sunday if we do not enter into the reality of this week.

Holy week is a profoundly sacred time where we can experience great intimacy with Christ if we allow ourselves to. How are you entering into this week in a deeper way than the rest of Lent? How do you plan on journeying alongside Christ to Calvary? How will you bring your sufferings to him on the cross?

You are all in my prayers during this Holy Week. May it be truly transformative & healing.