“Arise in faith, hasten in devotion, open in praise and thanksgiving. Behold the handmaid of the Lord, she says, be it done to me according to your word.” (A homily in Praise of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Saint Bernard, abbot;...
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“Lenten practices of giving up pleasures are good reminders that the purpose of life is not...
Read More“Hark! a herald voice is calling through the shadows of the night. Cast away the dreams of darkness, Christ descends with heavenly light.” (from a hymn for Lauds on December 17). This life that we directly experience and live...
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We are less than a month away from the closing of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, so we should...
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“The purpose of life is to attain to perfect life, all truth and undying ecstatic love—which is...
Read More“At present we are on the outside of the world, the wrong side of the door. We discern the freshness and purity of morning, but they do not make us fresh and pure. We cannot mingle with the splendours we see. But all the leaves...
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Keeping it simple! On a recent Friday morning, while leading a bible study for retirees, the...
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“Hark! a herald voice is calling through the shadows of the night. Cast away the dreams of...
Read More“At present we are on the outside of the world, the wrong side of the door. We discern the freshness and purity of morning, but they do not make us fresh and pure. We cannot mingle with the splendours we see. But all the leaves...
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“Lenten practices of giving up pleasures are good reminders that the purpose of life is not...
Read More“Perfection consists in renouncing ourselves, in carrying our cross, and in following Jesus Christ. Now, he who renounces himself most perfectly carries his cross the best and follows nearest to Jesus Christ is he who never does...
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“Hark! a herald voice is calling through the shadows of the night. Cast away the dreams of...
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