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Purity and Meekness for All

Denise Trull March 17, 2024 No Comments

“The pure of heart are magnificent to behold. Not in any need of protection. They have fought the beast and won.” – Denise Trull

St. Rita of Cascia: Small in Stature, Great in Holiness

Claire Dwyer May 23, 2019 10 Comments

St. Rita was “small in stature but great in holiness, who lived in humility and is now known throughout the world for her heroic Christian life as a wife, mother, widow and nun.” – Pope St. John Paul II

Blessed are They that Mourn

Dan Burke October 1, 2018 No Comments

How is it that those who mourn are blessed? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt of his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.

Blessed are They that Hunger and Thirst after Justice

Dan Burke September 24, 2018 No Comments

What part does the Holy Spirit play in our hunger and thirst for justice? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen explains in this excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

Dan Burke September 26, 2015 No Comments

Who are the peacemakers? And, what qualities do they have? Find out as Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen reflects on this beatitude which Christ proclaimed in His Sermon on the Mount.