Stepping Stones Daily Devotional

Our God Who Works in the Darkness It should be the work of Christians who believe in the paschal...

A Good Night Prayer Father, I abandon myself into your hands, do with me what you will. Whatever you...

A Song for the Weary Soul For God alone my soul in silence waits; from him comes my salvation...

Fruitfulness Begins with Faithfulness If you are faithful to be a good steward over what God has placed in...

The Discipline of Quieting our Hearts In the life of the Curé of Ars, Jean Marie Vianney, there is...

A Model in Suffering Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My...

Talking To Yourself From this inner conversation (you can do it if you wish), give it the following short...

Dark Night of the Soul His closest companions, those he trusted the most, could not keep awake with him...

The Power of Prayer Prayer is not controlled. We are the ones controlled, called upon to submit to a...

Grace and the Social Graces When you were growing up were you ever admonished to “mind your manners?” I...

Heaven Desired O MY LORD, May I arrive where mean of grave cease and I need no more to...

A Ministry of Healing and Reconciliation How does the Church witness to Christ in the world? First and foremost...

In His Image Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness.” (Genesis 1:26). We...

Going to the Margins of the Church Those who are marginal in the world are central in the Church,...

God the Source of Truth The Scriptures say that God is the source of all truth. If we turn...

Readings for Reflection Do you want to get well? is a shocking question. Of course I want to be...

The Mystery of Forgiveness I believe with all my heart that the mystery of forgiveness is the entire Gospel....

Worship GLORIOUS GOD, It is the flame of my life to worship thee, the crown and glory of my...

Humility Haman was the archetypal egomaniac. He surrounded himself with those who would listen to his incessant talking about...

Who are the Poor? The poor are the center of the Church. But who are the poor? At first...

Give Thanks in All Things In the Christian community thankfulness is just what it is anywhere else in the...

Repentance Repentance requires two things: humility and trust. Repentance requires the humility involved in the confession that I am...

Failure is a Key Component in Growth Thoughts of failure will almost always stir up feelings of anxiety and...

Let Scripture Read You My beginning advice to you is this: Always read the Scriptures with a heart ready...

Love God, Love Others Our Lord’s exhortation to us is to be generous in our behavior toward everyone. Beware...