On the road to Emmaus, the disciples walk with Jesus and talk with Jesus for many miles, all the while not recognizing that it is the Lord b

In our last blog post, we talked about the differences between training and prayerful training. From an individual perspective, prayerful t

The Thanksgiving holiday is fast upon us! Everybody is scurrying to get all of the details of their house and meal in order before the big d

Have you ever noticed your stomach bloating after a really big meal? Or have you felt a sharp pain in your stomach after consuming a dessert

9 Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breat

  It is that time of year again. In the midwest in late October and early November we watch the leaves change color and feel a new crispness

Something we say often at Laudate is that every moment is a prayer, and every rep is a praise. What does that mean? In order to fully unders

There was once a man carrying his cross, it became heavy, so he shaved it down slowly but surely. He eventually came to a cavern and witness

Lately I have been thinking about the process of healing. In our modern society we find many people who experience illness, disease, disorde

Blood. Sugar. Are vampires on your mind? It is October and everybody is putting their spooky Halloween decorations up, including those creep

The Catholic Mass and the Episcopal Rites, even the higher liturgy worship services of the Presbyterian or Lutheran churches, can give us mu

There was once a man carrying his cross, it became heavy, so he shaved it down slowly but surely. He eventually came to a cavern and witness

Hello there! My name is Anna and I am a functional nutrition counselor. Perhaps the title “functional nutrition counselor” is such a non-int

We are always a slave to something in life, like the ego or our own insecurities while we train. But what if we are slaves to righteousness

Why does one person experience criticism while the other doesn’t? This week’s passage really put things into perspective. Paul writes:

This is the hold of the ego. It is our defense mechanism and most potent survival tool.

When we forget to praise, just like any relationship, our conversation with God starts to fade. We start relying on the “cleverness” of our

M: I like that Laudate programming challenges me spiritually, intellectually, and physically. This triad is something I have never experienc

He said to them, 24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to

8 “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with