Stepping Stones Daily Devotional

Attention is a sign of sincere repentance. Attention is the peel of the soul to itself, hatred of the...

Out of a sense of blessedness that was with him from childhood, he remained completely faithful to God. Attacked...

REFOCUS Use these words as a prayer of surrender. Thine is the Kingdom, Thine is the power, Thine is...

It should be the work of Christians who believe in the paschal mystery to help people when they are...

God, our Wall of Protection Zechariah 2 Jerusalem will be a city without walls…And I myself will be a...

When life is very difficult, people sometimes lay hold of resources that they never knew they had. The easy-going,...

O LORD GOD Thou art our Preserver, Governor, Savior, and coming Judge. Quieten our souls to call upon thy...

Now as to the quiz, do the spirits that tempt you lead to “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity,...

REFOCUS Breathe slowly and deeply as you pray, “Christ in me, the hope of glory.” (Col 1:7) READ Matthew...

There is no need to multiply examples of what is so patently an essential condition of the Christian walk....

THE INFINITE AND THE FINITE THOU GREAT I AM, Fill my mind with elevation and grandeur at the thought...

What distinguishes the Christians whose faith is deep, burning, powerful, and luminous is.. seriousness. Seriousness is not the opposite...

Sooner or later you will have to put God first in your life, that is to say, your own...

Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, communion without confession, absolution without...

REFOCUS Begin with silence, stillness, and centering before God. You may wish to use a prayer like David used...

Solitude is the furnace of transformation. Without solitude we remain victims of our society and continue to be entangled...

When you embrace a dear one you do not stop to meditate how and why you love–you just love...

And this is our Beloved’s delight. Perhaps one of the things that most undermine the development of our intimate...

To enter into God’s dance of exuberant joy and fullness of life we must descend. This descent is a...

If you are faithful to be a good steward over what God has placed in your hands today, he...

A Model in Suffering Matthew 26:36– 46 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground...

Proverbs 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to...

In the life of the Curé of Ars, Jean Marie Vianney, there is a story of an old peasant...

From this inner conversation (you can do it if you wish), give it the following short prayer: “Lord Jesus...

His closest companions, those he trusted the most, could not keep awake with him for one hour. His hour...