by Dr. Marcus Peter | Jun 22, 2026 | Blog
My time with Tom and Jean Marie in Taiwan gave me a vivid sense that God was already moving in Taiwan long before we arrived, and that He allowed us to witness some of that work even as we planted more seeds and watered the plants of faith that were there. People...
by Tom Edwards | Jun 22, 2026 | Blog
The Taoyuan International Airport lies about 25 miles west of Taipei City. Our arrival followed 35 hours of travel. We drove to the site of our first venue, Annunciation Parish in the diocese of Hsinchu, where we were scheduled to present our first event and lodge for...
by Elizabeth Rzepka | Jun 19, 2026 | Blog
There is an antiphon for the feast of St. James that has always stunned me: “They drank the chalice of the Lord and became the friends of God.” St. James is one of the Apostles who dared to ask Jesus if he could sit at his right or left in the kingdom of heaven. Jesus...
by Jessica Jenkins | Jun 12, 2026 | Blog
Do you know what’s more difficult than surrendering everything to Jesus? Giving Jesus a little less than everything in an effort to feel like you still have some control. It’s exhausting to try to limit our surrender to what feels comfortable. Understandably, we long...
by Chris Baker | Jun 5, 2026 | Blog
I’ve recently been reading through the book The Discernment of Spirits again for the first time in over a decade. In it, Fr. Timothy Gallagher describes an experience of God’s love that St. Elizabeth Ann Seton had as a teenager. She describes an idyllic spring morning...
by Natalie Klackle | Jun 2, 2026 | Blog
Aren’t birthdays great opportunities for a little introspection, some reflection, and a bit of a check-in with yourself? I celebrated my birthday a few weeks ago, and as I was praying that morning, a quote I saw on social media kept coming to mind: I am so thankful I...
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