Earthen Vessels
The Light is Hidden, But Never Extinguished Many of us might remember the great battle in the...
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Category: Prayer / Spiritual Life
We Are His Offspring
The Most Poetic Line in Any Language There is a verse in Scripture that speaks about who we are as...
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Humility’s High Summit
“Contemplative prayer is not something we can achieve; it is a gift God bestows. But before...
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Healing From the Inside
Photo by Joshua Earle on Unsplash “We all need to pray that the Lord will work to heal our...
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O Sweet Heart of Mary, I Love You!
Does God ever lead you by questions? He does me. In fact, this happened to me just the other day....
Read MoreHow the Weakness of the Cross Makes Us Strong
“When I am weak, then I am strong”; “power made perfect in weakness.” Such verses are often cited as key to spiritual growth, but do we really understand what they are talking about? Can anyone ever...
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Discovering God in Silence
A prayerful, meditative silence is the mother of truth. by Sister Mary Clare, O.C.D. Carmelite...
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A Mother’s Serenity Prayer
When the heat goes out and the temperature is minus-two degrees outside and I wonder when the oil...
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Joseph’s Consolation
The rhythmic sound of a man steadily hammering away at work always brings to mind our dear St....
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Crossing the Threshold of Holy Week
“The First Eucharist” by Juan de Juanes It caught me by surprise that the Carmelite...
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Living in the Presence of God
Have you ever experienced conflicting emotions or feelings within yourself? Did they seem to...
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Watching and Waiting During Advent in Carmel
Advent in Carmel To experience Advent in Carmel is to enter into a rarified atmosphere that is...
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