Spiritual Practices

Nightly Examen of Conscience by Father John A. Hardon, S.J.   The examination of conscience is an essential part of the spiritual life. All intelligent people make a periodic self-assessment....

Sanctifying Your Day With the Angelus by Msgr. Roger J. Scheckel, Spiritual Advisor of the Marian Catechist Apostolate   At the heart of our Catholic Faith is the celebration of...

  “When you awake in the morning, let your first act be to salute My Heart, and to offer Me your own…. Whoever shall breathe a sigh toward Me from...

  Jesus, behold me kneeling at Your feet, filled with a lively confidence in Your Sacred Heart. You said, “Ask, and you shall receive; seek, and you shall find; knock,...

Our Lady of Guadalupe, according to your message in Mexico I venerate you as “the Virgin Mother of the true God for whom we live, the Creator of all the...

by His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, D.D., J.C.D.     Introduction The Marian Catechist Apostolate, securely grounded in the papal magisterium, is well prepared for the call of Pope John...

by Father John A. Hardon, S.J.     Our title for this conference is, “The Rosary: A Prayer for All Times.” I would like to add a subtitle, so that the...

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J.     If there is one vocal prayer that is typically Catholic it is the Hail Mary. We say it so many times in different...

  Contemplating the Face of Christ by His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke D.D, J.C.D.   Introduction Praying the Holy Rosary is integral to the spiritual practices of Marian Catechists. Already...

“The Church draws her life from the Eucharist.” So begins Pope John Paul II’s encyclical letter, Ecclesia de Eucharistia (On the Eucharist and Its Relationship to the Church). Drawing from the documents...

by Father John A. Hardon, S.J. No words can describe the importance of the sacrament of Penance in the Catholic Church. Christ instituted the Sacrament to give us a ready...

One of the spiritual practices for both the Marian Catechist in formation and the Consecrated Marian Catechist is daily meditation, beginning with at least ten minutes and advancing to a...