Seeking God in Love
Dan Burke
December 18, 2014
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Seeking God in Love Presence of God – Help me, O God, to concentrate all my affections on You, so that my heart will be
2 Doctors, 2 Ways, 1 Goal: Sts Teresa & Therese (Part 3 of 3)
Carmelite Sisters
October 15, 2014
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2 Doctors, 2 Ways, 1 Goal: Sts Teresa and Therese (Part III of III) Memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus Virgin and Doctor of the
St Bernard and Coming to the Fullness of Love
Anthony Lilles
August 20, 2014
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St Bernard and Coming to the Fullness of Love (Memorial of St Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot and Doctor of the Church) St Bernard built a
Marriage, Prayer and the Cross (Part III of III)
Anthony Lilles
August 21, 2013
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In our last post we considered the power of God’s love as the ground of married love. In this post, we will ponder the divine
Theology and Contemplative Prayer
Anthony Lilles
May 12, 2013
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Contemplative Prayer and Theology Contemplation needs scientific theology and theologians need contemplation. Historically, contemplatives who have presumed otherwise unwittingly submitted themselves and those they influenced
Finding the Splendor of Mercy in the Shadow of Humdrum Days
Anthony Lilles
April 7, 2013
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“Oh humdrum days, filled with darkness, I look upon you with a solemn and festive eye.” (Saint Faustina Kowalska, Diary, #1373) Saint Faustina Kowalska wrote
An Answer to a Question: What is Contemplation?
Anthony Lilles
April 1, 2013
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Recently, Dan received an interesting question and after we talked about it, I asked whether I might respond. Here is the question: “Is the terminology
The Glory of Christ Crucified
Anthony Lilles
March 18, 2013
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The Cross of Christ brings His glorious grace into the focus of contemplation. It is a difficult mystery to dwell on. The heart sometimes finds
Charity’s Infinite Overflowing Flood in the Midst of Trial
Anthony Lilles
March 4, 2013
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Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880 – 1906), a contemporary of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, is a Carmelite mystic from Dijon, France. Her profound theological reflections
Nescivi – A Cry of A Heart in Love with God
Anthony Lilles
February 16, 2013
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“Nescivi!” This is the Latin for what it seems the Shulamite Bride of the Canticle of Canticles sings in 6:12. The passage is difficult to