Author’s note: Reflections in this article draw from Consumed: Nature and Movements of a Heart on Fire by Kenneth C. Alimba (2026). The devil is real. This is…
by Pope Saint Gregory the Great It is very meet and right, with all the powers of heart and mind, and with…
Watch, Lord, with those who wake or weep tonight. Give the angels and saints charge over those who sleep. O Lord Jesus…
Hear us, O holy Lord, Almighty Father, eternal God: and deign to send your holy angel from heaven, to guard, cherish, protect,…
by Saint Thomas Aquinas Loving God, who sees in us nothing that you have not given yourself, make my body healthy and…
by Saint Cyprian of Carthage We pray to you, Lord, with honest hearts, in tune with one another, entreating you with sighs…
from the Sorum Primer (1527) God be in my head and in my understanding. God be in my eyes and in my…
by Jean-Pierre de Caussade, SJ (1675-1751) You speak, Lord, to us in general through general events. Revolutions are simply the tides of…
Ever-loving God, you called Katharine Drexel to teach the message of the gospel and to bring the life of the Eucharist to…
God most high, your servant Junipero Serra brought the gospel of Christ to the peoples of Mexico and California and firmly established…