What is Your “Yes”?
Rebecca Sande
May 13, 2020
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Rebecca Sande offers a reflection for Our Lady of Fatima: ordinary things become extraordinary with one simple word: yes.
The Life of a Carmelite
Claire Dwyer
May 7, 2020
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“The contemplative nun rises in the morning to pray and work and obey and die a little more to herself, to offer herself for the Church with all the missionary zeal of the apostles and martyrs and in total union with them. And not one moment or ounce of her strength is wasted or dissipated.” Claire Dwyer continues her series on St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Praise God for the Great St. Joseph
Fr. Ed Broom OMV
April 30, 2020
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Theologians attribute to God the cult of Latria—that of adoration. Then to Mary that of Hyperdulia—the highest veneration. To the saints is attributed Dulia—the cult
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.
“Remain Here”: Presence, Prayer, and Peace
Rebecca Sande
April 9, 2020
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Even when we fall asleep on the job of prayer and sanctity, God is ready to forgive and move forward with the greater task at hand. Rebecca Sande brings wisdom from a mother’s heart this Holy Thursday.
The Master Has Need of You
Claire Dwyer
April 5, 2020
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The reading which opens the liturgy for Palm Sunday reminds us that the Lord makes himself dependant on lowly things–and that includes us, Claire Dwyer reflects as we begin Holy Week.
Works of Mercy: This Present Paradise, Part 16
Claire Dwyer
January 13, 2020
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St. Elizabeth of the Trinity was no stranger to the Works of Mercy. We can imitate her charity–and it may be easier and closer than we think, Claire Dwyer shares.
Don’t Let Go of Advent for Anything!
Leila Marie Lawler
December 10, 2019
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Leila Lawler gives encouragement in beginning or renewing a deep devotion to the ancient liturgical year.
Headaches and Hair Shirts: This Present Paradise, Part 14
Claire Dwyer
December 3, 2019
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“Choose mortifications that don’t mortify others.” Claire Dwyer expounds on this saying of St. JosemarÍa Escrivá in today’s reflection.
The Son Becomes the Father and the Father Becomes the Son
Joseph Hollcraft
December 2, 2019
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Joseph Hollcraft explores how his own fatherhood allowed him to understand how to be a true son of God the Father.