“The contemplative nun rises in the morning to pray and work and obey and die a little more to herself, to offer herself for the Church with all the missionary zeal of the apostles and martyrs and in total union with them. And not one moment or ounce of her strength is wasted or dissipated.” Claire Dwyer continues her series on St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen on how practicing the presence of God can help make continuous prayer possible.
What is your motto? Elizabeth of the Trinity was asked when she entered the convent. What was her answer? What would your answer be? Claire Dwyer continues her series.
Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen explores aridity and progress.
What did Christ teach us about vocal prayer?
Claire Dwyer explores the significance of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity’s given name, religious name–and our own names.
How can we tell if we are spiritually healthy? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this Easter Monday excerpt from his Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
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.
God has come to dwell among us that we might take up our abode in Him. But how do we do this?
“Grilles, distance, time, nothing, it seems to me, will be able to separate our souls; for we love each other in God, and in Him, there is no separation!” Claire Dwyer shares on St. Elizabeth of the Trinity and the Communion of Saints.
