Don’t Think, Look! A Meditation on the Need for the Mystical
Msgr. Charles Pope
August 16, 2022
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“We think we know a few things, and indeed we do—a very few things.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
Spiritual Fatherhood and Spiritual Motherhood
Anthony Lilles
September 13, 2021
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In Spiritual Mothers and Fathers, God sends us living icons of Himself so that we might find signposts to His Heart.
Called to Carmel for the Persecution
Claire Dwyer
July 13, 2020
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At the turn of the Century, it looked like the earthly forces were winning a decisive victory in France, and that Catholicism was being humiliated and beaten back. But God had another plan. Claire Dwyer continues her series on Elizabeth of the Trinity.
Against Falseness, Against Fakeness
Andrew McNabb
March 15, 2020
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Andrew McNabb reflects on the only solution to the evil of the falseness we confront every day.
Peace of Mind Comes Before Peace of Heart
Leila Miller
October 17, 2019
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Leila Miller shares wisdom from Fr. John Hardon: there can be no peace of heart without peace of mind.
125. Married Love: Meant to Last (Mark 10:1-16)
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
October 3, 2018
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What does Jesus have to say about marriage and divorce? Why were little children attracted to him? Fr. John Bartunek reflects on this coming Sunday’s gospel, an excerpt from his meditation book “The Better Part”.
124. Sin Matters (Mark 9:38-50)
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
September 26, 2018
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Do we really have to choose sides for God or against Him? What are the consequences of sin? Find out the answers to these questions in an excerpt from Fr. John Bartunek’s meditation book “The Better Part”.
Contemplating the Triumph of Mercy — Easter Week
Anthony Lilles
April 20, 2017
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How is Christ’s Resurrection from the dead an expression of God’s merciful love? Dr. Anthony Lilles contemplates the triumph of mercy and the grace, the hope, the freedom, which Easter brings to humanity.
I Am the Truth
Dan Burke
January 16, 2017
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How do we know Christ, the Truth? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in an excerpt from his Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
Of Wisdom, Forethought, and Reading the Holy Scriptures
Dan Burke
August 9, 2016
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What does Thomas a Kempis have to say about reading the Bible and forethought? Find out in this excerpt from his spiritual masterpiece “Imitation of Christ”.
