by Jessica Jenkins | Mar 27, 2026 | Blog, Uncategorized
As we come to the close of this sacred season of Lent and prepare to enter the holiest week of the year, my attention is drawn to the tenderness of Jesus. The focus of Lent is conversion, which is a painful and costly journey. Often in the face of the pain and...
by Ava Marcarelli | Sep 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
A couple of years ago, I was in Jacksonville with some other members of the Renewal Ministries team to lead a retreat for young adults. On our last morning there, we stopped at the beach before heading to the airport. As I walked along the shore, looking out over the...
by Heather Schultz | Jul 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Two-hundred leaders of Central European countries recently united in prayer to seek the Lord’s forgiveness and mercy. They each prayed, We ask your forgiveness, and we surrender our pride, our bitterness, and our past and our future to You. We forgive those who have...
by Bishop Scott McCaig | May 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
When we look at the promises of Jesus and the life of the early Church, one thing becomes clear. Dr. Mary Healy wrote, “Jesus Christ did not die and rise from the dead for a powerless Church unable to cope with the cynicism, brokenness, and spiritual emptiness that...
by Ralph Martin | Sep 20, 2024 | Ralph Martin, Uncategorized
I recently shared about Renewal Ministries’ ongoing work in Uganda. One of the most special things about Uganda is the extraordinary example of the Ugandan martyrs. In the late nineteenth century, a king who was greatly angered by his Christian pages’ resistance...
by Neal Lozano | Aug 17, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorized
This article originally appeared as a blog article on Heart of the Father. It is shared with permission. Many people experience tremendous discouragement when they continue to commit the same sins already confessed within the Sacrament of Penance. They often dedicate...