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Posted on January 2, 2026

Our confidence should rest not on financial resources, but on the protection promised to those who, above all else, seek holiness and the reign of God.

Hadrian's Wall

Reflecting upon today’s reading, think of a moment when you felt God’s presence through an individual, in a place, or through an event. How did God touch you?

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

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Posted on January 1, 2026January 2, 2026

A happy new year in the eyes of faith is one which will count for eternity by the abundance of its merits, its holy use of time, and the practice of good works.

busy city street

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 Letters.

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Posted on December 31, 2025October 13, 2025

I do not know what new crosses await us during the coming year; whatever they may be, let us not forget that the heaviest crosses contribute most to the general good of our work.

stars as seen from the Hubble Telescope

Reflecting upon today’s reading, what are the roadblocks for you today in experiencing God’s presence? How might you offer those into God’s hands today?

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

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Posted on December 30, 2025October 13, 2025

Let us look seriously into the use we have made of the twelve months that have just passed, so we may redeem whatever time we may have lost.

waves crashing on rocky shore

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

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

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Posted on December 29, 2025October 13, 2025

The years of time are given to us in order that we may merit happiness in the years of eternity.

sunlight into a cave

How do you want to be seen by God and by others today?

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

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Posted on December 28, 2025October 13, 2025

How will God judge us for this past year?

grotto

Where is there room for reconciliation in your life with others or with yourself?

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

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Posted on December 23, 2025October 13, 2025

Crosses and contradictions are inseparable from the work whose direction has been confided to us.

dunes

Blessed Moreau spoke often about the need to take risks in our pursuit of God’s love. What is a risk you might take as you reflect upon today’s text?

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

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Posted on December 16, 2025October 13, 2025

Let us ask Mary for that holy and delightful union of hearts and minds among all the members of the family of Holy Cross.

clear cathedral windows

Reflect upon the relationships in your life here on earth that enrich your relationship with God.

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

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Posted on December 12, 2025January 2, 2026

We have to taste the fruits of the cross if we want to taste eternally the fruits of the tree of life from which God nourishes the chosen ones in glory.

apple tree

Reflect upon when you have felt God’s presence in your life and its impact.

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

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Posted on December 11, 2025October 13, 2025

Let us all have the same thoughts and be of one mind and one heart; let us disregard the suggestions of self-love and see only God.

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What does it mean to serve God?

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

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Blessed Father Moreau

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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