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Wisdom—A Reflection for Advent

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Dec 9, 2022 | Reflect | 0 |

“But wisdom is vindicated by her works.” (Matthew 11:28-30) An Advent Reflection on the Scripture...

What Do You Seek From Life?

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Oct 10, 2021 | Living, Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

From our earliest moments of life, we seek something we need or want. An infant cries for its mother. A toddler, no longer satisfied with crawling as a means to explore, learns to walk. A teenager cannot wait to be older...

How to Overcome Worry by Trusting in God’s Providence

by Carmelite Sisters | Mar 25, 2021 | Ask a Carmelite Sister | 0 |

Ask a Carmelite Sister Dear Sister, I worry a lot. I worry about myself and my family. People...

Overcome Worry by Trusting God

by Carmelite Sisters | Aug 20, 2020 | Ask a Carmelite Sister, Spotlight | 0 |

Dear Sister, I worry a lot. I worry about myself and my family. People sometimes tell me that I...

How to Overcome Worry by Trusting God

by Carmelite Sisters | Apr 30, 2020 | Ask a Carmelite Sister, Spotlight | 0 |

Dear Sister, I worry a lot. I worry about myself and my family. People sometimes tell me that I...

Don’t Worry—Trust God

by Carmelite Sisters | Aug 6, 2019 | Ask a Carmelite Sister, Spotlight | 0 |

Dear Sister, I worry a lot. I worry about myself and my family. People sometimes tell me that I...

The Rich Young Man and King Solomon

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. | Oct 13, 2018 | Sundays | 0 |

Both the Rich Young Man in Mark’s Gospel and King Solomon had a very difficult choice to make. In...

How to Overcome Worry by Trusting God

by Carmelite Sisters | Jun 27, 2018 | Ask a Carmelite Sister, Regular Feature | 0 |

Dear Sister, I worry a lot. I worry about myself and my family. People sometimes tell me that I...

Daily Quote — from St. Francis of Assisi

by ICL Editor | Jun 15, 2018 | Quote | 0 |

“Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where there is patience...

Encountering the Word — James 3:13

by ICL Editor | Jun 1, 2018 | Verse | 0 |

“Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good life let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom” (James 3:13). Please share on social media. Print this...

Daily Reflection — Heaven and Earth Will Pass Away, But Not His Word

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Mar 19, 2018 | Reflect | 0 |

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away” (Matthew 24:35). How important...

Encountering the Word — Isaiah 11:1-3

by ICL Editor | Dec 16, 2017 | Verse | 0 |

“There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the...