Let Us Make Good Use of Time
Dan Burke
December 31, 2018
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How can we make the best use of the time God has given us?
Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Dan Burke
December 30, 2018
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On this day for the last time in the cycle of the liturgical year, the Church invites us to contemplate the mystery of Jesus’ humble, hidden life.
From Bethlehem to Greccio With St. Francis of Assisi
David Torkington
December 29, 2018
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St. Francis brought back to life the humanity of Jesus Christ in the minds and in the imaginations of his contemporaries.
Holy Innocents: First Martyrs and Pro-Life Patron Saints
Claire Dwyer
December 28, 2018
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On the fourth day of Christmas, the Church gives to us a somber memorial which concretizes what could very possibly become, thanks to elves and snowmen, an overly sentimental feast of Christ’s birth. Claire Dwyer reflects on the Feast of the Holy Innocents.
Glory to God
Dan Burke
December 28, 2018
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What is the primary end of the Incarnation, God becoming human?
The Nativity of Our Lord: Christmas Day! The Savior has Appeared
Dan Burke
December 25, 2018
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What do St. Alphonsus, St. Bonaventure, St. Catherine of Siena all have to say about the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior? Find out when Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen reflects on the Day Jesus Christ was born for us, an excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
The Birth of the Word is the Birth of Christian Prayer
Anthony Lilles
December 24, 2018
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With the Word of the Father, the words of Christian prayer are born from the Virgin’s Womb:
A beautiful Christmas reflection by Dr. Anthony Lilles
The Great Mystery is Accomplished
Dan Burke
December 24, 2018
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“Of all the works done by God in time and outside of Himself, the redemptive Incarnation of the Word is the greatest.” -Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
Dan Burke
February 2, 2018
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Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen reflects on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, an excerpt from this classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
Jesus the First-Born of All Creatures
Dan Burke
December 30, 2017
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How is Jesus the first-born of all creatures? Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.