by Dr. Jared Staudt | Dec 26, 2023 | Asceticism, Feast Days, Formation
Every so often, Exodus 90 begins during the Christmas Season. 2024 happens to be one of those years. Some people might wonder how we can begin a spiritual exercise with so much asceticism on a solemn feast day, the octave day of Christmas honoring Mary the Mother of...
by Dr. Jared Staudt | Dec 15, 2023 | Articles, Formation, Our Team Picks
Exodus 90 begins 2024 with a journey to freedom. So many men have expressed gratitude for the victory they have experienced over the habits and distractions that kept them from living a fuller life. These 90 days, however, are only the beginning of an uncommon...
by Dr. Jared Staudt | Nov 9, 2023 | Articles, Battles in Autumn, Feast Days
As the classical world faded away and a new Christian culture was built up, a few saints stood out to point a new way forward. Great soldiers and ascetics for Christ became popular patrons against evil: St. Michael, St. John the Baptist, and one of our Battles in...
by Dr. Jared Staudt | Oct 27, 2023 | Articles, Battles in Autumn, Feast Days
The Divine Office, also known as the Liturgy of the Hours, marks the rhythm of time in prayer. Using the psalms as its foundation, it offers praise morning, afternoon, evening, and even in the night. Priests, religious, and laity throughout the world unite in this...
by Dr. Jared Staudt | Oct 27, 2023 | Articles, Battles in Autumn, Feast Days
Halloween, All Saints, All Souls–these three days offer a glimpse into the afterlife. Our culture too often pushes the reality of death to the margins, hiding from its reality even as it pops up in unhealthy and morbid ways. Through these days, the Church guides us in...
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