Teach Us To Pray
Claire Dwyer
August 6, 2020
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Part 33 of This Present Paradise A Series of Reflections on St. Elizabeth of the Trinity (Start with part 1 here.) When I was
Motherhood According to the Spirit
Claire Dwyer
July 30, 2020
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A woman’s heart, a woman’s soul is created to be like Mary’s — a refuge, a hiding place, a ‘shelter in which other souls may unfold’ in the words of St. Edith Stein. Elizabeth was that safe place to fall and to find hope for everyone who knew her. Claire Dwyer continues the series today with a look at spiritual motherhood.
To Be an Apostle with You
Claire Dwyer
July 23, 2020
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Have priests and seminarians ever needed our prayers more?
Called to Carmel for the Persecution
Claire Dwyer
July 13, 2020
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At the turn of the Century, it looked like the earthly forces were winning a decisive victory in France, and that Catholicism was being humiliated and beaten back. But God had another plan. Claire Dwyer continues her series on Elizabeth of the Trinity.
The Power of Intercessory Prayer
Claire Dwyer
June 25, 2020
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“It is our vocation to intercede to God for everyone.” These words of St. Edith Stein sum up the Carmelite vocation, a call which St. Elizabeth of the Trinity took to heart, and one we all join in as part of the Christian life. Claire Dwyer continues her series.
Mary’s Humility
Dan Burke
May 18, 2020
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Do our thoughts linger over honors? Learn from Mary’s humility.
Faith–or Feelings?
Claire Dwyer
May 14, 2020
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Feelings are, in the end, just feelings. They are a gift, but they cannot last—they must give way in order for us to grow in the holy virtue of faith. Faith is an entirely free gift of God–but it is something to be asked for, assented to, nourished, and practiced. Or else we can find ourselves “shipwrecked.” (I Timothy 1:19) Claire Dwyer continues her series.
What is Your “Yes”?
Rebecca Sande
May 13, 2020
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Rebecca Sande offers a reflection for Our Lady of Fatima: ordinary things become extraordinary with one simple word: yes.
Mary Our Guide and Model
Dan Burke
May 11, 2020
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How is Mary our guide and our model?
Practice of the Presence of God
Dan Burke
May 4, 2020
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Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen on how practicing the presence of God can help make continuous prayer possible.
