by Dr. Jared Staudt | May 31, 2023 | Our Team Picks
Vacations and times of leisure can be a great gift, a time for refreshment and family. But we also know the feeling of needing a vacation from our vacation, being drawn into frenetic activity, and getting out of our normal rhythm and habits. The Kings of Summer...
by Dr. Jared Staudt | May 24, 2023 | Feast Days, Our Team Picks
The Visitation is on May 31st. At the Annunciation, Mary received the greatest of news: the Messiah, the Savior, had arrived. She received Jesus into her womb and became the restored Temple as the Spirit overshadowed her, the same shekinah cloud that withdrew from...
by Dr. Jared Staudt | May 17, 2023 | Our Team Picks
On the feast of the Ascension, we might be left looking up toward Jesus, thinking of him moving up through the clouds, and wondering why he left us behind here on earth. What are we celebrating on the Ascension at all? The Ascension actually completes the work of the...
by Dr. Jared Staudt | May 11, 2023 | Our Team Picks
This summer Exodus will be exploring the ups and downs of King David’s reign in the book of Second Samuel in the Kings of Summer exercise. David loses sight of his duties, falling into a spiritual malaise or sloth, called acedia by the Desert Fathers. In his pride,...
by Dr. Jared Staudt | May 10, 2023 | Our Team Picks
Where do priests come from? We cannot simply sit back and expect priests to continue to show up at Mass. Jesus told us that we have a direct impact on our future leaders through our prayers: “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were...
by Dr. Jared Staudt | May 3, 2023 | Easter, Our Team Picks
It’s time to prepare for Pentecost so that we can receive Jesus’s greatest gift. On May 18th we start nine days of prayer: a novena to the Holy Spirit. Pentecost is the celebration of fifty days following Easter, completing the Passover of our salvation. It is...
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