With Twelfth Hour Love
Elizabeth Mitchell
January 12, 2021
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Christ and His Church need our courageous love and witness, today, at this hour.
To Be Hidden with Christ in God
Dan Burke
October 19, 2020
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How can we be hidden with Christ in God, as St Paul says? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on St Teresa Margaret of the Heart of Jesus’ spirituality regarding this.
Avoiding Bitterness in Suffering: Meeting Christ in Physical Pain and Fatigue
Charlie McKinney
March 25, 2020
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Avoiding Bitterness in Suffering will bring courage and hope that in Christ and in communion with his saints, you can — and will — triumph over every kind of adversity.
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.
The Custom Made Cross
Claire Dwyer
March 12, 2020
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When God chooses our penance, it is far more powerful than any cross we pick up ourselves. Claire Dwyer reflects on passive purification.
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.
Nothing Comes From Nothing
Claire Dwyer
November 14, 2019
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Nothing is wasted in the Economy of God–this mysterious, wonderful reality has us all implicated in each other’s salvation. Claire Dwyer is always amazed at the perfection of God’s plans.
The Challenge of the Real Presence
Anthony Lilles
August 25, 2019
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Could disbelief in the Real Presence be based out of fear? If Jesus is present in the Blessed Sacrament, then it demands a radical response.
Motive Makes the Saint: This Present Paradise, Part 6
Claire Dwyer
July 23, 2019
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Elizabeth of the Trinity made tremendous progress in the spiritual life simply by offering up little things. Claire Dwyer continues the series of reflections based on her life.
How Can I Practice Heroic Virtue?
Jessica Fahy
June 12, 2019
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Jessica Fehy reminds us that there is opportunity for great heroic virtue even as you go about the sometimes monotonous or “annoying” duties and encounters in your daily life!