Lessons from Dahlias
Dear Friends, This summer, a package of Dahlia seeds gave me food for thought about the nature of Christian maturity. Two years ago I received a gift: dahlia seeds.
Jennifer Ristine
September 24, 2024
Jennifer Ristine
Jennifer Ristine is a consecrated woman of Regnum Christi, a Society of Apostolic Life in the Catholic Church. She consecrated her life to God in 1997 and is engaged in faith and spiritual formation primarily through teaching, writing, conferences, retreats, and spiritual direction.
She is a contributor for RC Spirituality, instructor for the new online Spiritual Director Certificate course at Divine Mercy University in Virginia, and author of Mary Magdalene: Insights from Ancient Magdala and Nine Days with Mary Magdalene.
From August 2014 to July 2018, she served as the Director of the Magdalena Institute and the Visitors’ Center Coordinator in Magdala, the ancient hometown of Mary Magdalene, a first-century Jewish site and Christian pilgrim center.
Jennifer obtained degrees in Special Education from Western Illinois University, Pastoral and Religious Studies from Regina Apostolorum in Rome, and her Masters in Theology from Catholic Distance University in Virginia. She most recently continued studies in Ignatian and Carmelite spirituality in Spain.
Multi-faceted hospitality
Dear Friends, July 29 marks the liturgical memorial of Mary, Martha and Lazarus, three siblings who represent hospitality. We can learn both the practical aspects and interior depth of hospitality
Jennifer Ristine
July 23, 2024
Nine Days With Mary Magdalene
Join us as we pray with, learn from, and walk alongside Mary Magdalene to prepare for her feast day, July 22nd. This meditation novena is a new take on a
Jennifer Ristine
July 9, 2024
NADA para TODO
The path of nothing in order to win everything. Dear Friends, Recently I have been reading Saint John of the Cross’ Ascent of Mount Carmel. His classic spiritual works never fail
Jennifer Ristine
May 28, 2024
The Pulsing Heart of God
Dear Friends, Prayer, like relationships, has its ups and downs, its spells of fervor and days of desert, moments of ease and times when it feels impossible to hear or
Jennifer Ristine
March 26, 2024
Why, what, and how?
Dear Friends in Christ, Three weeks into the New Year… How are those New Year’s resolutions panning out? “New Year’s what?” you say! It is not too late to renew
Jennifer Ristine
January 23, 2024
RCSC 101: What We Profess
What We Profess Are you ever at a loss when your children ask you questions about the faith they’re learning as part of their preparation for First Holy Communion or
Jennifer Ristine
March 31, 2020
An Opportunity to Learn
Dear Friends, As we are all reeling from the abrupt change in our lives, the fear, the concern for our health and those we love, the economic damage, and the
Jennifer Ristine
March 31, 2020
Mary Magdalene: Insights from Ancient Magdala
Mary Magdalene was real. Her life challenges, struggles, and joys were real. Her life was truly transformed by Jesus. Therefore, it must be possible to “unearth” pieces of what was
Jennifer Ristine
November 13, 2018
