“(St. Elisabeth of the Trinity) understood the connection between renunciation and praise — Praise is the radiance of the splendor of God in a soul, the showing forth of His attributes in the world. In her thought, renunciation creates a precondition that allows such a collaboration with God to be realized.” – Anthony Lilles
“The ‘invincible fortress of holy recollection’ is ultimately not about a shutting off of ourselves from the world and our difficulties. It is rather that the invincible fortress of holy recollection is also an invincible fortress of truth, God’s truth.” – Fr. Ignatius Schweitzer, OP
Facing Aridity and Darkness with Claire Dwyer – This is episode 4 of 4 with Claire Dwyer, author of This Present Paradise on Divine Intimacy Radio!
Claire Dwyer shares St. Elizabeth’s fundamental message for all of us.
On this memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows, Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book, “Divine Intimacy”.
The consecrated woman stands as a sign of contradiction: what it seems she has given up, she has actually gained in a way far more real than the rest of us can know this side of eternity. Claire Dwyer continues her series on St. Elizabeth of the Trinity.
The same God who set light apart from darkness and water apart from land had set Elizabeth apart for Himself. Claire Dwyer continues her series today.
Discovering her vocation was easy for St. Elizabeth of the Trinity. Getting there would be another story…
What a wonderful thing it is when God gives us a gift and is glorified when we use it– and when we surrender it for better things. Claire Dwyer continues her series on Elizabeth of the Trinity.
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.
