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Category: Exercises

Posted on August 18, 2026July 8, 2026

Study Jesus Christ, because in studying him we know him, and in knowing him we love him, in loving him we impress his spirit in our hearts and so come to imitate him.

Reflect on the text. What does it say to your experience?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Exercises.

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Posted on August 17, 2026July 8, 2026

It is not enough to know Jesus Christ, his teachings and his life as we would push ourselves to know the history of some famous person; we must study his life.

Imagine the person of Jesus in your place today. Reflect on how you as Jesus, would approach the very actions, work, and tasks that you need to engage in today.

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Exercises.

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Posted on August 3, 2026July 8, 2026

God does not want to be my sole end because of God’s dominion over all things or even because of necessity, but because of my personal choice and the use of my freedom.

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Reflect on the text. How is it affirming/challenging/consoling at this time in your life and ministry?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Exercises.

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Posted on March 8, 2026January 8, 2026

We must make a habit of spending time with God in order to find there our strength, consolation, counsel, and direction.

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With Basile Moreau, let us pray: “Lord, give me a heart more worthy of you; rather, make mine gentle, humble, zealous, and loving like yours.” How does this prayer impact you?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Exercises.

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Posted on March 1, 2026January 8, 2026

Go before the altar, contemplate Jesus Christ in the blessed sacrament where he is hidden; remain there in silence; say nothing, look at him, wait for him to speak to you.

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Reflect upon a specific blessing in your life from God.

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Exercises.

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Posted on February 20, 2026January 8, 2026

Regulate your conduct in a manner worthy of your vocation; in a word, become as Saint Paul says, ‘a new person in Jesus Christ.’

Imagine the person of Jesus in your place today. Reflect on how you as Jesus, would approach the very actions, work, and tasks that you need to engage in today.

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Exercises.

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Posted on January 25, 2026January 8, 2026

God, give me a heart more worthy of you; rather, make mine gentle, humble, zealous and loving like your own.

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How might your life’s actions today act as a prayer to God?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Exercises.

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Posted on January 16, 2026January 8, 2026

Cultivate an habitual union of heart with God; become accustomed to a great union of heart with God.

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Reflect upon a specific blessing in your life from God.

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Exercises.

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Posted on January 11, 2026January 8, 2026

Prayer consists less of words than of desires of the heart that need no long formulas nor abundance of words.

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How might your life’s actions today act as a prayer to God?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Exercises.

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Posted on January 8, 2026January 8, 2026

We are committed by our vocation to extend the reign of Christ in people’s hearts.

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What would Jesus do here?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Letters.

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Blessed Father Moreau was a French priest in the nineteenth century who founded the Congregation of Holy Cross, an order dedicated to educating hearts and minds.

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