The Gift of the Holy Eucharist

The Gift of the Holy Eucharist

By: Sister Laetitia Therese, O.C.D. JM+JT As we continue these final months of Eucharistic Revival in the United States, let us never grow complacent with the gift of Mass and the Holy Eucharist.  I have recently been reading He Leadeth Me, Father Walter Cizek’s...
Now Begins Part II…

Now Begins Part II…

By: Sister Laetitia Therese, O.C.D. JM+JT One of our priest friends was illustrating how we can never take credit for how the Holy Spirit is going to use us to inspire others. He shared that after giving a talk an attendee came up with great enthusiasm sharing that he...
The Gift of Jesus Dwelling Within

The Gift of Jesus Dwelling Within

By: Sister Laetitia Therese, O.C.D. JM+JT During the beautiful season of Advent, I am often drawn to ponder the gift of the nine months in which Jesus dwelt within the womb of our Blessed Mother Mary. What must that time have been like for both of them? What must her...
The Gift of the Holy Eucharist

The Eucharist and Thanksgiving

By: Sister Laetitia Therese, O.C.D. JM+JT November is a great opportunity to turn our minds and hearts toward thanksgiving. We receive so many gifts and blessings from God in our lives. It can be very easy to take for granted and to see the negative, especially at...
Trusting in the Father with Saint Therese of Lisieux

Trusting in the Father with Saint Therese of Lisieux

By: Sister Laetitia Therese, O.C.D. “Holiness is a disposition of the heart which makes us humble and small in the arms of God, conscious of our weakness, and confident to the point of audacity in the goodness of our Father.” ~ St. Therese of Lisieux As we begin the...
Ave Crux Spec Unica: Hail Cross, Our Only Hope

Ave Crux Spec Unica: Hail Cross, Our Only Hope

By: Sister Laetitia Therese, OCDThis month we celebrate a unique feast day, the Exaltation of the Cross, on September 14. Why do we celebrate the means through which our Savior was crucified? We know that suffering is not good. It entered the world as a consequence of...
Our Emotions are a Gift!

Our Emotions are a Gift!

By: Sister Laetitia Therese, OCD This summer I participated in classes at Christendom College through the Vita Consecrata Institute, dedicated to helping to strengthen religious in their vocations. The program was fantastic. One class was with our dear friend Father...
Flos Carmeli

Flos Carmeli

By: Sister Laetitia Therese, OCDWe celebrate the Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on July 16. There is a beautiful hymn called Flos Carmeli, or Flower of Carmel, that is the sequence during the liturgy for the day. The verses center around the beauty of our...
The Love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

The Love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

By: Sister Laetitia Therese, OCD The month of June is traditionally dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Devotion to Our Lord’s Heart became widely expanded through the promotion of the private revelations of Our Lord to St. Margaret Mary in the latter seventeenth...
Our Blessed Mother

Our Blessed Mother

By Sister Laetitia Therese, OCD During the month of May, we particularly honor Mary as our Blessed Mother. At the foot of the cross, she consented to be the mother of all our Lord Jesus’ disciples. She was present with them before and during the Holy Spirit’s descent...
Come to Me

Come to Me

Author: Sister Laetitia Therese , O.C.D. “Put your finger here and see my hands and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.”These words are an invitation from our Lord Jesus to each of us during these holiest days of the...
The Key to Overcoming Temptation

The Key to Overcoming Temptation

Author: Sister Laetitia Therese , O.C.D. As we journey with Jesus in the desert during this Lenten pilgrimage, I am comforted that He thoroughly understands the weaknesses and struggles of our lives. I have been particularly praying with His experience of temptation....
Encouragement for the Journey

Encouragement for the Journey

Author: Sister Laetitia Therese , O.C.D. Do you ever feel completely exhausted on every level- physically, emotionally, and spiritually? The Letter to the Hebrews that we have been reading in the Church’s liturgical cycle since the First Week in Ordinary Time was...
Adelante – Onward!

Adelante – Onward!

Author: Sister Laetitia Therese , O.C.D. As we begin 2023, are you experiencing any fear or anxiety? We can approach a new year with many mixed emotions. There can be great joy as we anticipate a birth, a wedding, a graduation, the gift of coming together with family,...
The Tiny Sacred Heart of Jesus

The Tiny Sacred Heart of Jesus

Author: Sister Laetitia Therese , O.C.D. When thinking of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the first image that typically comes to mind is the adult Jesus after His resurrection from the dead. This is an image I love praying with as I fathom how Jesus conquered suffering...
A Wholehearted “Yes”

A Wholehearted “Yes”

Author: Sister Laetitia Therese, O.C.D. Tis the Month of Our Mother Do you ever feel like our Blessed Mother is unapproachable? She is so pure, was immaculately conceived, and she never turned away from Our Lord and sinned during the whole course of her life. I, on...
5th Promise: Abundant Blessings

5th Promise: Abundant Blessings

Author: Sister Luisa Grace, O.C.D. “I will bestow abundant blessings upon all their undertakings.” Our God is not a God of scarcity or holding back anything from us. He is one of ABUNDANCE. He not only gives us all we need, but beyond our dreams does He provide, in...
His Promise of Comfort

His Promise of Comfort

Author: Sister Luisa Grace, O.C.D. I will comfort them in all their afflictions This is His promise to us. This is His promise that we await in Advent. We await in confidence, in hope, in trust that He will bring His comfort to every situation in the world, in our...
Peace for All

Peace for All

Author: Sister Luisa Grace, O.C.D. “I will establish peace in their homes.” Who DOESN’T want peace? It’s what the human heart longs for most. Because where God is, there is peace. So when we long for peace – we are really longing for God, for deeper connection with...

Rest in Our Lord’s Heart

Sometimes the noise of the world keeps us from experiencing the love of His Heart. Here at the Sacred Heart Retreat House, we invite our retreatants to use every opportunity to encounter Him – especially our beautiful gardens. Are you in need of a mini getaway to rest...
His First Promise

His First Promise

The 1st Promise of the Sacred Heart: I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life. This promises of our Lord, Jesus Christ, really calls me to reflect on His Words and what power they have over my life… here are the questions that I am posing to...
A Heart’s History

A Heart’s History

Here at the Sacred Heart Retreat House, we are in a new season of celebrating and deepening our love for the Sacred Heart of Jesus with a renewed mission statement to Draw Closer to the Heart of Jesus! What better way to do that this month than to reflect on the 12...

Living in God’s Presence Retreat | Regathering

Click below to join our Zoom Regathering on Thursday, May 27 at 7:00 pm PT. Join Zoom If you are having difficulties joining, open the toggle below for more connection options. Alternate Zoom Connection Information Meeting ID: 933 3357 3150 Passcode: 881122 One tap...

Immaculate Heart Painting Class

Immaculate Heart Painting Class   The heart of art found in sacred painting. Welcome to your painting class with iconographer Vivian Imbruglia. Follow along and paint the Immaculate Heart, while receiving spiritual insight that is the source of her art. You will...
Peace in His Presence

Peace in His Presence

Pope St. John Paul II had it. St. Teresa of Kolkata had it. A peaceful presence that saturated those with whom they came in contact. Journey with Fr. Jacques Philippe on this “Peace in His Presence” Virtual Retreat as he leads us towards cultivating that same peaceful...
Growing in Intimacy with God

Growing in Intimacy with God

Do you hear God? Are you listening to Him right here, right now? He is speaking to you and wants to give you the peace that the world cannot bring. Bring home the peace with Father Jeremiah Shryock, CFR, one of our favorite retreat masters at Sacred Heart Retreat...
Wellsprings of Inspiration

Wellsprings of Inspiration

Find inspiration to go forward with zeal! Fr. Robert Elias offers a biblical and Eucharistic expression of the riches of our Catholic Christian faith, and explores with you Carmel’s spirituality of divine love in “leading people to a deeper knowledge and experience of...

Living in God’s Presence Retreat | Post Retreat

The post retreat examen is one of the most important exercises you can do at the end of any retreat.  Please listen to this audio file, pause, and reflect about all the graces of self-knowledge, insights, and resolutions you have received during this time.  Please...

Living in God’s Presence Retreat | Prayer Reflection

Please click below to watch Sister Marie Andre’s Gospel prayer reflection. Sunday's Gospel Reading | Mark 16:15-20 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever...

Living in God’s Presence Retreat | Small Group Sharing

Click below to join our Zoom Group Sharing on Saturday, May 15 at 3:00 pm PT. Join Zoom Small Group Reflection Questions 1. Sometimes it is challenging to notice God’s presence in the everyday, but how was He present to me this week? This day? This very hour? 2. What...