Why does the Church celebrate today’s feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple? Find out when Liz Estler explores the history, symbolism, and theology contained therein.
What do we know about this feast of St Paul’s conversion? Join Liz Estler in a survey of some interesting texts and a meditation which can serve as a springboard for reflection.
The celebration of the Eucharist, the center of the Church’s life and the highpoint of its worship, should be given a dignity and a grandeur worthy of the reality it makes present.
Why is the feast of the Baptism of the Lord so important? Find out when Liz Estler reflects on the Church’s celebration today.
A short reflection on this Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord by Liz Estler drawing from various sources.
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”.
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.
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.
What is the primary end of the Incarnation, God becoming human?
What do St. Alphonsus, St. Bonaventure, St. Catherine of Siena all have to say about the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior? Find out when Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen reflects on the Day Jesus Christ was born for us, an excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is in perfect harmony with the spirit of Advent; while the soul is preparing for the coming of the Redeemer, it is fitting to think of her, the all-pure one, who was His Mother.
In what way is Christ the King? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on the last Solemnity and Sunday of the Church’s liturgical year, in this excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
Why is the feast of the dedication of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran so important to the Church and its Catholicity? Find out when Liz Estler presents an excerpt from a catechetical instruction by Saint Cyril of Jerusalem.
Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on today’s Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, also known as All Souls’ Day, in an excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
What determines who are the saints we celebrate in today’s Solemnity? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from his Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
