The Gift of Love
Dan Burke
April 18, 2019
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Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on the Eucharist, the gift of Love, instituted by Christ on Holy Thursday night.
Death
Dan Burke
April 15, 2019
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Why should we not fear the end of our mortal lives? What example does Christ’s death on the Cross give to us?
Desiring the Cross: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Dan Burke
April 14, 2019
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As we begin Holy Week, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross meditates on the good that comes from desiring and carrying the Cross.
An Ancient Homily on Holy Saturday — Video
Liz Estler
March 31, 2018
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What happened on Holy Saturday, which we profess in the Creed every Sunday and Solemnity? Reflect with this video by Theophilus Peregrinus of “An Ancient Homily on Holy Saturday”, the second reading of today’s Liturgy of the Hours’ Office of Readings.
A Good Friday Meditation
Dan Burke
March 30, 2018
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How did Jesus heal our wounds? As our meditation for Good Friday, Bishop Theodoret of Cyr reflects in an excerpt from a treatise he wrote.
The Way of the Cross
Dan Burke
March 26, 2018
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How does the way of the Cross conform us to Christ? Fr. Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
A Prayer to Christ Our Savior As Holy Week Begins
Dan Burke
March 25, 2018
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On this Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, we begin Holy Week with this prayer from St. Bridget of Sweden which recalls the Paschal Mystery we are about to celebrate.
Pope Saint Leo the Great on the Passion of the Lord
Dan Burke
April 14, 2017
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On this Good Friday, meditate with Pope Saint Leo the Great on one of his homilies on the Passion of the Lord and God’s great mercy.
Holy Thursday – The Real Presence
Dan Burke
April 13, 2017
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The Real Presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist, the sacrament which Jesus established on the night of the Last Supper: Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from his Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Dan Burke
April 9, 2017
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What do the blessed palms we receive today represent? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on Passion Sunday today, as we begin Holy Week.
