by Rachel Padilla
Suffering is a gift. There I said it. Actually, the saints said it. Often we think of suffering as something we must endure in order to be sanctified or a test of our faith. These can both be true but in either case God has allowed the suffering so that it can bring...
by Rachel Padilla
It’s almost Ash Wednesday and if you haven’t already it’s time to start discerning what this year’s Lent will look like for you. But before you jot down an item or two under prayer and fasting and maybe something under almsgiving and call it...
by Rachel Padilla
We’re just over a week into Advent and there’s less than 20 days until Christmas. Are you stressed yet? You don’t have to be. Some will say the answer is to eschew anything “Christmasy” and focus on a penitential Advent. Others may tell...
by Rachel Padilla
It would be an understatement to say that this year has been turbulent. But even amid violence and high tensions, as scripture reminds us, we should keep our eyes fixed on Heaven. St. Teresa of Avila was no stranger to turbulence having been questioned by the...
by Rachel Padilla
For two days in May, the world sat watching a little chimney above the Sistine chapel (and the seagulls who were also very interested in the proceedings). Whenever a new Pope is elected the world seems to pause, watch, and, of course, comment. In 2025 this means...
