Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
Liz Estler
January 6, 2019
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A short reflection on this Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord by Liz Estler drawing from various sources.
God Has His Seven Thousand: A Word of Encouragement from the Life of Elijah
Msgr. Charles Pope
January 5, 2019
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Monsignor Charles Pope offers an encouraging perspective on these troubling times. We must remember that we do not stand alone.
And He Dwelt Among Us
Charlie McKinney
January 2, 2019
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In this chapter from his book “A Priest Answers 27 Questions,” Fr. Kerper reflects some of the most confusing questions of the Advent Season.
Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God
Dan Burke
January 1, 2019
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Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God in an excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
Let Us Make Good Use of Time
Dan Burke
December 31, 2018
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How can we make the best use of the time God has given us?
Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Dan Burke
December 30, 2018
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On this day for the last time in the cycle of the liturgical year, the Church invites us to contemplate the mystery of Jesus’ humble, hidden life.
From Bethlehem to Greccio With St. Francis of Assisi
David Torkington
December 29, 2018
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St. Francis brought back to life the humanity of Jesus Christ in the minds and in the imaginations of his contemporaries.
Holy Innocents: First Martyrs and Pro-Life Patron Saints
Claire Dwyer
December 28, 2018
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On the fourth day of Christmas, the Church gives to us a somber memorial which concretizes what could very possibly become, thanks to elves and snowmen, an overly sentimental feast of Christ’s birth. Claire Dwyer reflects on the Feast of the Holy Innocents.
He Speaks into Our Silence
Claire Dwyer
December 27, 2018
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“The silence of prayer is a surrendering of our own words and the noise surrounding us so that something far fuller can rush in – so that we can be “filled with all the fullness of God” (Eph 3:19). So that the creative, powerful and eternally self-donating Word, the one Word that matters, the eloquent Word that contains perfectly within it all our poor scattered syllables of truth, can be spoken. And in speaking, transform us within that silence to be a little bit more like Him. In speaking, reduce our interior and exterior storms to obedient breezes.”
Claire Dwyer reflects on the necessity of silence in the spiritual life.
St. Stephen the Valiant
Charlie McKinney
December 26, 2018
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In this chapter from her book “The Year and Our Children,” Mary Newland captures the courage exemplified by St. Stephen.
The Birth of the Word is the Birth of Christian Prayer
Anthony Lilles
December 24, 2018
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With the Word of the Father, the words of Christian prayer are born from the Virgin’s Womb:
A beautiful Christmas reflection by Dr. Anthony Lilles
The Secret of Saint Gianna
Claire Dwyer
December 21, 2018
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Meeting each morning as an opportunity for prayer and love – in motherhood, in the workplace, in the many nooks and crannies of the world – that is possible. And it strengthens us for the heroic, the impossible, the possible-only-with God. That is the secret of St. Gianna, Claire Dwyer reveals.
The Gentleness of Advent
Anthony Lilles
December 20, 2018
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Dr. Anthony Lilles offers a reflection on Advent’s gentle invitation to deeper love and conversion.
Light Amidst the Darkness
Charlie McKinney
December 19, 2018
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In this chapter from his book “Meditations for Advent,” Bishop Bossuet reflects on Christ as light that guides our hearts during this Advent season.
Interior Silence
Dan Burke
December 17, 2018
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What constitutes interior silence? And just how important is it?
