Pray as you can, not as you can’t. Each person prays according to his/her personality and gifts. God receives a unique form of praise from each person.
Our Faith
Tips for the Final Journey
God created us, journey’s with us at every moment of our lives and will accompany us as we go home to meet Him face-to-face. Trust!
I Can Only Imagine
The greatest consolation when a loved one, or we ourselves, encounter or approach death is the anticipation of meeting God face to face and basking in His love forever; free from the pain and hardships of this life.
Through the Open Door
We go to God with a heart secure in the knowledge that He is waiting for us with open hands. He has always been our sure anchor and guide. Fall into His hands.
The Tiny Spark
Days of cleaning and scrubbing followed, which the Sisters did themselves. They were overjoyed with the thought of the new retreat house and the great benefit to souls who would come to spend “a few days apart with the Lord.”
Preparing for Death
To the modern mind, the practice of preparing for death that Saints, monks, and religious through the history of the Church have followed, seems, well, morbid! Here are some practical tips that may just change your mind.
Mystery of Death
Life is a gift from God that is to be celebrated. Each moment is precious. God willed us into being in love from all eternity and each stage of our lives is a new adventure. As we grow and develop in our natural as well as spiritual lives we come to know more of God and, yes, even ourselves.
Faithful to the End
Mother Luisita was a faithful wife who gently and lovingly stood by her dying husband, assisting him in his preparation to meet God. And as she came to the end of her own life, God was faithful to her.