The Daily Cross
Dan Burke
April 5, 2022
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The Daily Cross Presence of God – O Jesus Crucified, help me, by the merits of Your Cross, to carry my cross daily. MEDITATION “He
The Master Has Need of You
Claire Dwyer
April 4, 2022
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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.
Contemplative Prayer: A Deeper Listening
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
February 24, 2022
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“How necessary then is this deep listening. Without it, we miss God. We miss our vocations. And we miss the intimacy and the depth to which He is calling each one of us.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
Contemplative Prayer: The Fruit of Love
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
February 15, 2022
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“Receptivity to God’s love and returning that love is the great work of our lives.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
Spiritual Jealousy
A Carmelite Sister of the Divine Heart of Jesus
January 14, 2022
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Let those who are around you that are greater in virtue be honored, while you rest in the deepest humility, trust, and intimacy on His Sacred Heart.
The Lord is Nigh
Dan Burke
December 12, 2021
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What happens when a soul concentrates its desires and affections on God? Find out on this Gaudete Sunday when Fr Gabriel of St Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
Things I’ve Learned in Spiritual Direction, Part 3: The Lies We Listen To
Claire Dwyer
December 1, 2021
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“We hear variations of the lie that we are ‘not enough.’ And yet we have the precise gifts for our particular family, for our exact calling, for this specific cross, in this time, at this place, for this season. God promises only daily bread, and it is made to order. We do not have the grace for anyone else’s life—or even for tomorrow—but we have all we need to become more fully ourselves, which is more like Christ, today.” – Claire Dwyer
Lectio Divina, A Guide: What it is & How It helps Prayer Life
Dan Burke
November 9, 2021
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Dan Burke explains Lectio Divina.
St. Teresa of Avila and the True Vine
Fr. Matthew MacDonald
October 23, 2021
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“There is a danger in the life of faith and of prayer when we reduce our relationship with Jesus just to personal action and accomplishments alone.” – Fr. Matthew MacDonald
Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary
Dan Burke
October 5, 2021
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Why does the Church celebrate the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary today? Find out what Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen has to say in this reflection from the Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy.”