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Recent Articles

4 Lessons on Authentic Masculinity from St. Joseph

St. Joseph exemplifies authentic masculinity. His life offers invaluable insights for those seeking wisdom and inspiration in their walk of faith. Here are four lessons he teaches about true manliness.

Loving Your Enemy (Even When You’d Rather Not)

Jesus commands to us to love our enemies. Why? How it sane and just to love someone who has hurt you gravely? What does loving such a person entail? How can we love them? Vir Christi answers these difficult questions and more.

Do You Love Me? An Invitation to Friendship

What does an intimate friendship with Jesus in the midst of ordinary life look like? How can we cultivate such a friendship, surrounded as we are by so any distractions? Author Serafina recounts how Jesus drew her into such a friendship through simple, natural means that everyone can employ.

A Love without Limits: Imitating Jesus Crucified in Daily Life

A crucifix is a reminder of God’s radical, limitless love. It also confronts us with a daunting challenge as we recall God’s command for us to love as He does. How is this possible for a mere human being crippled by sin? Serafina reflects on all this in her meditation upon Jesus Crucified.

Discouraged? Remember Christ’s Patience with Peter

Discouragement is one of the most insidious of temptations. Left unchecked, it can lay havoc to your entire life.

Amber reflects on her recent experience with discouragement and how she draws inspiration from the conversion of St. Peter, a great sinner-turned-saint.

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