Seasons of Change
Debra Black
October 16, 2020
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It is a time of year where all is changing: the air, the leaves, even the makeup of college towns as a sea of students
Humility in Prayer According to St. Teresa of Avila
Msgr. Charles Pope
October 15, 2020
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Monsignor Pope takes up the topic of humility in prayer as St. Teresa of Avila presents it in her treatise The Way of Perfection.
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 Motto? This Present Paradise, Part 21
Claire Dwyer
April 29, 2020
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What is your motto? Elizabeth of the Trinity was asked when she entered the convent. What was her answer? What would your answer be? Claire Dwyer continues her series.
My Calling to be a Benedictine, Part III
Father Boniface Hicks OSB
March 16, 2020
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Fr. Boniface Hicks explains his calling to the Benedictine way of life.
Friends in Heaven: This Present Paradise, Part 17
Claire Dwyer
January 23, 2020
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“Grilles, distance, time, nothing, it seems to me, will be able to separate our souls; for we love each other in God, and in Him, there is no separation!” Claire Dwyer shares on St. Elizabeth of the Trinity and the Communion of Saints.
The Woman of the Hour: This Present Paradise, Part 13
Claire Dwyer
November 26, 2019
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When we surrender ourselves and our dearest things to Mary, she will determine the hour for their fulfillment, just as she did at Cana. St. Elizabeth of the Trinity discovers this in Claire Dwyer’s next in the series.
Newman: Disciplined Pursuit of the Truth, Doorway to Friendship
Anthony Lilles
November 3, 2019
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Dr. Anthony Lilles reflects on the idea of a true liberal arts education and the idea of an authentic Catholic University according to St. John Henry Newman and from his own experiences.
A Pope Nails Parenthood: The Kingdom of Irrationality
Claire Dwyer
October 15, 2019
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Sometimes we want a saint for a cause, an intention, a miracle. But maybe we just need one for the journey, Claire Dwyer shares.
Between Two Worlds: This Present Paradise, Part 10
Claire Dwyer
September 10, 2019
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Waiting, when it is the will of God, is exactly where we are supposed to be – a lesson St. Elizabeth of the Trinity learned early. Claire Dwyer continues a series of reflections on this young saint.
