Do you want to pray more? Do you want to do more acts of service? Are you looking to grow in chastity or obedience?
Instead of playing spiritual Whac-A-Mole, Fr. Mark-Mary implores us to take one virtue on the journey to holiness and focus on it with our whole heart. Not only can you allow God to choose that virtue—and he knows what’s best—but this is just how humans work.
Do you have plans for Advent? Join us on Ascension Presents for Rejoice! Finding Your Place in the Advent Story—a FREE Advent video series right here on YouTube. To truly enter into Advent and make it a real spiritual retreat, be sure to pick up your copy of the journal (selling out quickly!)
Meet Fr. Mark-Mary
Father Mark-Mary was ordained as a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal (CFR) in 2018 and lives at a friary in the Bronx.
The mission of the CFRs is to wholeheartedly embrace Jesus through fidelity to the Church and her Sacraments. Paired with their commitment to prayer, contemplation, and study of Sacred Scripture, the CFRs serve those around them, especially the poor, in the footsteps of Christ.
Discover beautiful music from the CFRs and Fr. Mark-Mary’s book Habits for Holiness: Small Steps for Spiritual Progress, both available from Ascension.
