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Carmelite Prayers on the Prairie

Nathan Krupa March 4, AD2025 No Comments

In a small town on the South Dakota prairie, a monastery of Carmelite Nuns spend their lives being “prayer in the heart of the Church.”

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pray, prayer, kenosis

Mother Mary Clare’s Four Obstacles to Prayer

Nicholas Vance October 23, AD2020 4 Comments

If you’re anything like me, you struggle in prayer. And not struggle in the sense of just trying to find the time. The struggle is

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The Life of a Gardener: Prayer and St. Teresa of Avila

Father Nicholas Blackwell O. Carm. April 27, AD2018 10 Comments

This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and

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Remaining Obedient to God: Understanding the Tools of Our Enemies

Father Nicholas Blackwell O. Carm. March 6, AD2018 3 Comments

The Season of Lent can be seen through many different lenses, all correct and important. This diversity makes lent a truly rich season for any Christian

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Loneliness, repentance

A Book Launch, Hidden Mystical Power, and the Art of the Impossible: Part 1

David Torkington February 16, AD2018 1 Comment

On the 15th February, I had the honour of sharing the launch of my book,  Wisdom from the Christian Mystics with Kevin Grant, former editor-in-chief of

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The Carmelite Cell: A Place of Prayer for All

Father Nicholas Blackwell O. Carm. January 26, AD2018 2 Comments

A unique and interesting aspect of Carmelite spirituality and prayer is that we do not look to a founder as a guide but to a

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Mystical Union Is Not a Fairytale — It’s Child’s Play

Melanie Jean Juneau September 27, AD2017 2 Comments

Twenty-five years ago, my husband discovered a book at a Trappist monastery which questioned my basic premise about the nature of reality, rekindled joy in

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Marriage and Contemplative Prayer

Todd Nolan April 20, AD2017 2 Comments

Marriage tests us in ways we never thought possible. This vocation challenges us to die to ourselves and at the same time inspires and encourages

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Rosary Reflections: A Renewed Call to Prayer

James Hooper January 29, AD2017 1 Comment

Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life. Nobody comes to the father except by me.” He identified himself elsewhere as a

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