The One You Love is Sick
Claire Dwyer
September 3, 2020
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Elizabeth of the Trinity’s final illness takes hold as Claire Dwyer’s series nears its end.
Take Up and Read
Claire Dwyer
August 20, 2020
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“Take up and read” the Bible-it’s a daily habit that can’t help but lead to holiness, as St. Elizabeth of the Trinity knew well. Claire Dwyer shares the power of reading scripture in today’s post.
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
Motherhood According to the Spirit
Claire Dwyer
July 30, 2020
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A woman’s heart, a woman’s soul is created to be like Mary’s — a refuge, a hiding place, a ‘shelter in which other souls may unfold’ in the words of St. Edith Stein. Elizabeth was that safe place to fall and to find hope for everyone who knew her. Claire Dwyer continues the series today with a look at spiritual motherhood.
To Be an Apostle with You
Claire Dwyer
July 23, 2020
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Have priests and seminarians ever needed our prayers more?
Called to Carmel for the Persecution
Claire Dwyer
July 13, 2020
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At the turn of the Century, it looked like the earthly forces were winning a decisive victory in France, and that Catholicism was being humiliated and beaten back. But God had another plan. Claire Dwyer continues her series on Elizabeth of the Trinity.
My Every Act is Love
Claire Dwyer
July 9, 2020
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St. Elizabeth of the Trinity could have led a life of worldly accomplishment. But she embraced obscurity and humility. Claire Dwyer continues her series today.
St. Anthony, Meet Elizabeth
Claire Dwyer
July 2, 2020
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Once in a while, when our own humanity hits us over the head, we find comfort in knowing that saints were people, too. Claire Dwyer reveals something she shares with St. Elizabeth of the Trinity.
The Power of Intercessory Prayer
Claire Dwyer
June 25, 2020
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“It is our vocation to intercede to God for everyone.” These words of St. Edith Stein sum up the Carmelite vocation, a call which St. Elizabeth of the Trinity took to heart, and one we all join in as part of the Christian life. Claire Dwyer continues her series.
To Be a Bride
Claire Dwyer
June 18, 2020
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The consecrated woman stands as a sign of contradiction: what it seems she has given up, she has actually gained in a way far more real than the rest of us can know this side of eternity. Claire Dwyer continues her series on St. Elizabeth of the Trinity.
