Pausing to Begin Lent With Honest Hearts
Lent begins with honest reflection — pausing to notice where we are and how past Lenten seasons have shaped us through growth, struggle, companionship and grace.
Reflections
Pause, pray, and reflect with insights inspired by the Passionist charism.
Ash Wednesday: Beginning the Journey to the Cross
Fr. David Colhour, CP, reflects on how Lent is a sacred, disruptive journey that calls us to honesty, compassion, and transformation as we move toward the Cross.
The Greatest and Most Overwhelming Work of Divine Love
On Valentine’s Day, we reflect on the Passion of Jesus Christ — “the greatest and most overwhelming work of Divine Love,” as St. Paul of the Cross described it. Discover how the Cross reveals a love that holds nothing back and how this Divine Love calls us to deeper vocation and discipleship.
Lent and the Passion: St. Paul of the Cross and the Passionist Way
Lent invites the Church into a shared journey of prayer, conversion and hope. It is not only about personal sacrifice, but about walking together toward Easter, shaped by the suffering and love of Jesus.
Join Us in Celebrating World Day of Consecrated Life
On the World Day of Consecrated Life, which is celebrated on February 2 and in parishes the prior weekend, we give thanks for those who say yes to God through vowed religious life.
Echoes of Birmingham: Growing Up in the Shadow of the Civil Rights Movement
Growing up near Birmingham during the Civil Rights Movement, Carmelita Poindexter witnessed courage and sacrifice up close and learned through her family’s faith-filled example to choose resilience and peaceful advocacy over fear and anger.
Scripture Stories of Hope
When we think we are unworthy to come close to Jesus, he hears the call of our hearts and responds with incomprehensible generosity granting the unimaginable.
St. Paul of the Cross: Hope in Every Difficulty
How has a difficult season strengthened your hope in God?
The Blessedness Before Us
As Christmas draws near, Fr. David Colhour, CP, shares a reflection drawing on Isaiah to explore Messianic hope born in crisis, the tension between judgment and restoration and the courage to wait for God’s promise.
How does waiting for Christ shape the way you see the world?
Waiting changes us. It sharpens our vision. How does Advent shift the way you notice light, kindness, need and possibility around you?