Day 15: On the Mountain With God: 40 Days & Nights Mountaintop: a place where we can cry out our praise to the Lord. This is what God desperately desires for us. Why is that? Each and every one of us was created for it. And the Mass, of course, is the reflection here: of…
Day 14: Moses’ Ascent of Sinai Blessed, set apart, consecrated, we are a holy people for God’s own possession. Do you trust this? Let God bear you up on eagle’s wings and hold you in his palm, just like he hid Moses in his hand on this Holy Summit! Feeling small before the Lord’s greatness?…
Day 13: My Personal Climb Up Mt. Sinai t. Catherine of Alexandria’s relics we so precious and revered by the people they remained protected, hidden on a mountaintop. Yet the voice of the Lord is not hidden. His Word is so still and majestic from the vantage points he creates for us. Prayerfully ask: what…
Day 12: Desert Father: Abba Anthony Solitude. Austerity. Sacrifice. — Prayer. Fasting. Almsgiving. From the Early Centuries’ Christian monks and nuns, we take up their practice in our Forty Days of Desert: Lent. To become living witnesses of the Crucified Lord, take your inspiration from them, who here along the Red Sea, became the “new…
Day 11: Testing God Harboring a constant doubt about God, about His providence, and about His power and goodness is testing God, and it’s hardening our hearts. Instead, demonstrate your trust in God’s goodness because there’s so much good that can come from this – His power will be manifested! His love will be shown!…
Day 10: Contrasts: The Shocking Path of Freedom Imagine you’re an Israelite on Day One after the Crossing of the Red Sea: when you realize the completeness of the Lord’s victory. The faith to follow his precepts is a gift God gives us to keep us free inside. So, when we ask: Who will deliver…
