What We’re Reading Now: The Avila Team’s Top Picks
Claire Dwyer
October 7, 2021
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Looking for a good book? We’ve got some suggestions!
Apply Now for Avila’s Graduate Program
Stephanie Burke
January 26, 2021
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This is the perfect time to appy and register for Spring courses!
“Whoever denies the existence of the devil is a heretic”
Solène Tadié
January 24, 2021
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The “death” of the devil in people’s minds is accelerating the “death” of God in de-Christianized Western societies. For this reason, Dominican Father François-Marie Dermine
Angels Paving Our Highway to Heaven
Fr. Ed Broom OMV
September 30, 2020
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Fr. Ed Broom gives several ways to help remember the presence of our guardian angels.
What is Hedonism? More Than You Think.
Msgr. Charles Pope
September 12, 2020
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Monsignor Pope explains that most people today link hedonism with sexual excess and perhaps drinking. But Hedonism is a far wider notion and it is why St. Paul said: We preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles (1 For 1:23).
Teach Us To Pray
Claire Dwyer
August 6, 2020
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Part 33 of This Present Paradise A Series of Reflections on St. Elizabeth of the Trinity (Start with part 1 here.) When I was
And I Know You By Name: This Present Paradise, Part 20
Claire Dwyer
April 16, 2020
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Claire Dwyer explores the significance of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity’s given name, religious name–and our own names.
Contemplative Theology and Highest Wisdom
Anthony Lilles
February 29, 2020
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Dr. Anthony Lilles explains that “true wisdom requires an encounter with the Lord that humbles the intellect and holds every thought captive.”
Contrast and Compare: Contemplation and its Counterfeit
David Torkington
February 22, 2020
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David Torkington expounds on the difference between authentic Christian contemplation and its counterfeits.
Newman: Disciplined Pursuit of the Truth, Doorway to Friendship
Anthony Lilles
November 3, 2019
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Dr. Anthony Lilles reflects on the idea of a true liberal arts education and the idea of an authentic Catholic University according to St. John Henry Newman and from his own experiences.
