Are Action and Contemplation Mutually Exclusive?
Anthony Lilles
November 3, 2018
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Dr. Anthony Lilles examines the interplay of action and contemplation in the spiritual life.
What Mary Does for Priests
Charlie McKinney
September 26, 2018
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In this chapter from her book, “Praying for Priests,” Author Kathleen Beckman discusses what Mary does for priests.
Jesus Chose Mary for Himself
Charlie McKinney
September 19, 2018
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Jesus Chose Mary for Himself If there is nothing more touching in the Gospel than the way God treats his reconciled enemies — that is, converted
Our Lady of Sorrows, Cause of Our Joy
Claire Dwyer
September 15, 2018
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Claire Dwyer on how Mary helps us to find sweetness in our sorrows.
Litany of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows
Liz Estler
September 15, 2018
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On this Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows, join us in praying the LItany of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows as composed by Servant of God Pope Pius VII.
On the Birth of Mary – Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Dan Burke
September 8, 2018
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Why is it right to celebrate the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary? Find out when St. Andrew of Crete reflects on this feast of the Church today.
On the Queenship of Mary
Liz Estler
August 22, 2018
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Why do we commemorate the Queenship of Mary today? Liz Estler reflects on this tribute to Our Lady, Queen of Heaven and Earth.
On the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Liz Estler
August 15, 2018
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If the Assumption was only declared a dogma of the Church in the last century, is there any proof it was celebrated in the early Church? Read this excerpt from an early 8th-century homily preached on the occasion of this glorious feast.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Dan Burke
July 16, 2018
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What does our Blessed Mother clothe us with? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on Our Lady of Mount Carmel on this her feast, an excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Dan Burke
June 9, 2018
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For today’s Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, an excerpt from Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen’s classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy” which addresses Mary’s spousal relationship with the Holy Spirit.
