Mary, Teach Us How to Pray
Peter Howard
October 7, 2016
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What does Our Blessed Mother Mary teach us to pray? Find out when Dr. Peter Howard reflects on how we can learn from her instruction.
Devotion to Sts Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels
Liz Estler
September 29, 2016
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Why should we have a devotion to the archangels? In what way do they help us? Find out from this adaptation of a treatise on the archangels from a spiritual director and preacher to Discalced Carmelites.
The Sorrowful Mother at the Cross – Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows
Dan Burke
September 15, 2016
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Why is our Blessed Mother Mary called Our Lady of Sorrows? Find out when St. Bernard of Clairvaux reflects on this liturgical memorial.
Love of the Cross
Dan Burke
September 14, 2016
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What does loving the Cross truly mean? Find out in a meditation by St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), OCD, on this Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross.
The Name of Mary – Optional Memorial of the Holy Name of Mary
Liz Estler
September 12, 2016
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Why do we honor and celebrate Our Lady’s name today? Find out in this adaptation from St. Alphonsus Liguori’s treatise on the most holy name of Mary.
Saint Dominic’s Nine Ways of Prayer
Anthony Lilles
August 8, 2016
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What prayer postures are there besides kneeling, standing and sitting? After an introduction from Pope Benedict XVI, Dr. Anthony Lilles summarizes Saint Dominic’s nine ways of prayer.
Transfiguration and Religious Life
Carmelite Sisters
August 6, 2016
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How is the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ on Mount Tabor an icon of the religious life? Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles reflect on this reality.
The Martyrs Realized What They Taught
Dan Burke
June 29, 2016
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Why do we celebrate the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul today? Find out in this excerpt from a sermon by St. Augustine found in today’s Office of Readings.
The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness
Dan Burke
June 24, 2016
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Why does the Church celebrate the solemnity of the Birth of John the Baptist? Find out in this excerpt from a sermon by St. Augustine, from the Liturgy of the Hours.
Actions Speak Louder than Words
Dan Burke
June 13, 2016
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Do actions speak louder than words? On this memorial of St. Anthony of Padua, find out what this Evangelical Doctor of the Church has to say about them!
