Monthly Archives: September 2014

Hail, Holy

"In my soul, I feel just the terrible pain of loss, of God not wanting me, of God not being God, of God not really existing."

It may surprise many that these words would ever be uttered by Blessed Mother Teresa. But they were; Blessed Mother Teresa often wrote letters to a few trusted friends and spiritual directors expressing how she doubted her faith and felt completely abandoned by God at times throughout her lifetime. Blessed Mother Teresa’s personal letters were gathered by Rev. Brian Kolodiejchuk as part of his investigation into the cause for her elevation to sainthood.

After we confess

“As we are under great obligations to Jesus for His Passion endured for our love, so also are we under great obligations to Mary for the martyrdom which She voluntarily suffered for our salvation in the death of Her Son.”

It seems rather harsh, but St. Joseph of Cupertino—the man canonized a saint in 1767—was once referred to by his Franciscan brothers as “Brother Ass.”

Why?

Whether he’s