Recipe for a Fruitful Retreat
Rob Marco
November 15, 2021
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Rob Marco answers the question, “What makes for a fruitful retreat?”
Love of the World Fuels the Fear of Death – A Meditation on a Teaching of St. Cyprian
Msgr. Charles Pope
November 25, 2020
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As November ends but Advent begins, Monsignor Pope asks us to remember the four last things.
To Have Eternal Life: This Present Paradise, Part 19
Claire Dwyer
March 23, 2020
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Claire Dwyer recounts the day St. Elizabeth of the Trinity finally entered the convent and reflections on the meaning of leaving everything behind to follow Christ.
Burning Churches: A Reminder of What Remains
Claire Dwyer
June 13, 2019
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Smoke in the sky and burning churches remind Claire Dwyer of what will, in the end, remain.
The Spirit of Poverty
Dan Burke
February 25, 2019
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Are we all called to a spirit of poverty?
The Essence of Detachment
Dan Burke
February 11, 2019
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What must we do to achieve union with God?
The Way of the Cross
Dan Burke
March 26, 2018
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How does the way of the Cross conform us to Christ? Fr. Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
The Virtues of St. Patrick
Dan Burke
March 17, 2018
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It’s St. Patrick’s Day! What were some of his virtues? Find out what his “Confession” reveals.
What is Mortification?
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
March 1, 2018
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Fr. John Bartunek answers a reader’s question about what mortification is and how it helps us to practice it.
A Trip to the Cardiologist … and Our Spiritual Health
Joseph Hollcraft
February 14, 2017
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Too many sweets on this popular celebration of St. Valentine’s Day? Dr. Joseph Hollcraft reflects on what a trip to his heart doctor taught him about spiritual health.
