What to do About Fr. Richard Rohr?

 

Father Richard Rohr, OFM (Wikicommons)

Anonymous asks: “I have a Protestant friend who is very interested in the writings/teachings of Fr. Richard Rohr. I’m afraid my friend may be getting wrong ideas about our Church. I don’t know why I have a strange feeling about this Priest, when I really know next to nothing about what he teaches. Do you know if his writings are orthodox and loyal to the Magesterium? Am I completely off-base, or should my friend be warned about Fr. Rohr?”

Read the rest…

Increase my sufferings

April 30
Feast of St. Pius V (1504-1572)
“O Lord, increase my sufferings and my patience.”
-Dying words of St. Pius V
Today’s Reflection
Do I have the courage to pray this prayer? Why or why not? What virtue do I most need to acquire to do so?

(From Graceful Living)


Dear Women of Grace family,
As a means of daily support and inspiration, we will temporarily be sharing our Daily Gracelines with our entire email audience. We hope it is a source of daily encouragement for you as we walk through these challenging times together. We are praying for you. If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe.

With love and prayers,
Your Women of Grace Family

If you enjoy Daily Gracelines, please prayerfully consider making a donation to support and sustain our apostolate so that we may continue to provide this and all of our resources designed to nourish and grow your Catholic faith.
DONATE

Read the rest…

No greater gift

April 29

St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)

“Eternal Trinity, Godhead, You could give me no greater gift than the gift of Yourself. For you are a fire ever burning and never consumed, which itself consumes all the selfish love that fills my being. Yes, You are a fire that takes away coldness, illuminates the mind with its light, and causes me to know Your truth. You are beauty and wisdom itself. ”

-Adapted from a prayer of St. Catherine of Siena

 

Today’s Reflection

Today, I will take a few moments to meditate on this prayer of St. Catherine and see what the Lord speaks to me through it.

(From Graceful Living)


Dear Women of Grace family,
As a means of daily support and inspiration, we will temporarily be sharing our Daily Gracelines with our entire email audience. We hope it is a source of daily encouragement for you as we walk through these challenging times together. We are praying for you. If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe.

With love and prayers,
Your Women of Grace Family

If you enjoy Daily Gracelines, please prayerfully consider making a donation to support and sustain our apostolate so that we may continue to provide this and all of our resources designed to nourish and grow your Catholic faith.
DONATE

Read the rest…

Re-inventing the Enneagram…with Christian Roots?

The enneagram is enjoying a new popularity these days, mostly driven by a new generation of Catholics who are seeking a connection with the transcendent in ways other than those proposed by mainstream religions. The fact that the Enneagram has occultic roots has kept many people away from the use of this device, but others are bypassing this rather significant roadblock by inventing a whole new Christian history of its roots. But how well does this new history stand up to serious scrutiny?

Read the rest…

The greatest saints

April 28

St. Louis de Montfort (1673-1716)

“The greatest saints, the souls richest in graces and virtues, shall be the most assiduous in praying to our Blessed Lady, and in having her always present as their perfect model for imitation and their powerful aid for help.”

-St. Louis de Montfort, True Devotion to Mary

 

Today’s Reflection

According to St. Louis de Montfort, how rich in grace and virtue might my soul be? To what extent can I increase my devotion to the Blessed Mother and her intercession?

(From Graceful Living)


Dear Women of Grace family,
As a means of daily support and inspiration, we will temporarily be sharing our Daily Gracelines with our entire email audience. We hope it is a source of daily encouragement for you as we walk through these challenging times together. We are praying for you. If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe.

With love and prayers,
Your Women of Grace Family

If you enjoy Daily Gracelines, please prayerfully consider making a donation to support and sustain our apostolate so that we may continue to provide this and all of our resources designed to nourish and grow your Catholic faith.
DONATE

Read the rest…

Julia Cameron and Why Dying to Self is the Only Way to Unlock our Full Human Potential

LL writes: “I have a son, Chris who is a reiki master and is now taking a course called The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. I did a bit of research on this and it looks very new age. Is this something you have touched on in your program before?”

Read the rest…

Every kingdom divided

April 27

“Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.”

-Matthew 12:25

 

Today’s Reflection

How is this passage speaking to me today regarding family relationships, business relationships, friendships, or community activities?

(From Graceful Living)


Dear Women of Grace family,
As a means of daily support and inspiration, we will temporarily be sharing our Daily Gracelines with our entire email audience. We hope it is a source of daily encouragement for you as we walk through these challenging times together. We are praying for you. If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe.

With love and prayers,
Your Women of Grace Family

If you enjoy Daily Gracelines, please prayerfully consider making a donation to support and sustain our apostolate so that we may continue to provide this and all of our resources designed to nourish and grow your Catholic faith.
DONATE

Read the rest…

Eat what is good

April 26

“Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Hearken diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in fatness.”

-Isaiah 55:2

 

Today’s Reflection

Is it possible that my “consumerism” prevents me from receiving the spiritual nourishment that I need?

(From Graceful Living)


Dear Women of Grace family,
As a means of daily support and inspiration, we will temporarily be sharing our Daily Gracelines with our entire email audience. We hope it is a source of daily encouragement for you as we walk through these challenging times together. We are praying for you. If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe.

With love and prayers,
Your Women of Grace Family

If you enjoy Daily Gracelines, please prayerfully consider making a donation to support and sustain our apostolate so that we may continue to provide this and all of our resources designed to nourish and grow your Catholic faith.
DONATE

Read the rest…

Even to the ends of the earth

April 25, 2020

St. Mark, Evangelist

“The Church, which has spread everywhere, even to the ends of the earth, received the faith from the apostles and their disciples.”

-St. Irenaeus, Against Heresies

 

Today’s Reflection

Dear St. Mark, thank you for your faithfulness to the movement of the Holy Spirit. Through your obedience, I have received faith. Through your docility, I have received strength. Help me to live the gospel message, experience the gospel message, and pass the gospel message on to others. Please pray for me. Amen.

(From Graceful Living)


Dear Women of Grace family,
As a means of daily support and inspiration, we will temporarily be sharing our Daily Gracelines with our entire email audience. We hope it is a source of daily encouragement for you as we walk through these challenging times together. We are praying for you. If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe.

With love and prayers,
Your Women of Grace Family

If you enjoy Daily Gracelines, please prayerfully consider making a donation to support and sustain our apostolate so that we may continue to provide this and all of our resources designed to nourish and grow your Catholic faith.
DONATE

Read the rest…

Faithful in truth

April 24, 2020

St. Fidelis, Priest and Martyr (1577-1622)

“In addition to this charity, he was faithful in truth as well as in name. His zeal for defending the Catholic faith was unsurpassed and he preached it tirelessly.”

-From a eulogy for St. Fidelis

 

Today’s Reflection

We need more people like St. Fidelis in our midst today. Given the circumstances of my life, how can I respond to this need?

(From Graceful Living)


Dear Women of Grace family,
As a means of daily support and inspiration, we will temporarily be sharing our Daily Gracelines with our entire email audience. We hope it is a source of daily encouragement for you as we walk through these challenging times together. We are praying for you. If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe.

With love and prayers,
Your Women of Grace Family

If you enjoy Daily Gracelines, please prayerfully consider making a donation to support and sustain our apostolate so that we may continue to provide this and all of our resources designed to nourish and grow your Catholic faith.
DONATE

Read the rest…