With St. Rose of Lima we find an astounding saint and loving hound of the Lord, and yet, at a superficial level, her life and her lessons may seem very odd, extreme, and strange to us today.
Here’s an important question for Lent which starts on Wednesday: What is the purpose of corporal mortification? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in an excerpt from his Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
What is this Feast of All Carmelite Saints” about? Find out as Liz Estler reflects on the very famous, and not so famous, Carmelites who have climbed the Mountain of the Lord.
How generous must we be? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on the virtue of generosity.
What does attention to detail have to do with holiness? Find out why it is so important to pay attention to the “little things” when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on diligence as virtue in an excerpt from the Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
What might the dark night look like for a priest? For that matter, what might the dark night look like for anyone? Find out in this profoundly moving video “The Cross of Father DiAngelo” by Richard K. Carlton, on this memorial of St. John Vianney, patron of priests, confessors and pastors.
What is the interior apostolate? And, what does it consist of? Find out when Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen reflects, in this excerpt from the Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
What lessons does Jesus’ hidden life teach us? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on this excerpt from the classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
What is this great combat we are engaged in? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on the temptations of Christ, on this First Sunday of Lent, in this excerpt from the classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
When did Jesus pray? What was His prayer like? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on this in an excerpt from the Carmelite spirituality classic “Divine Intimacy”.