Saints Quotes on the Afterlife
Ray Sullivan
August 16, AD2023
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Everyone but atheists wants to know what the afterlife will be like. Athests seem to think that you just cease to exist when you die,
Sanctity is All About Holy Gap Management (HGM)
Gabriel Garnica
June 2, AD2023
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Scripture tells us that we grow closer to God to the extent that we are content with what we have and realize that God is
Prayer and Recovery:
Step 11 and Catholic Teaching
Bob Kurland
November 12, AD2022
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Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us
Why Bother? I Say, “Fight Mediocrity”
Daniel Mark
October 1, AD2021
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One time, at work, I was rewarded for having perfect attendance. I even got that award for having perfect attendance when I was in elementary
Why Is It So Hard To Be Good?
Rob Marco
September 27, AD2021
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In titling this post I was primarily thinking of my own experience, specifically with regards to this awful-lousy-no-good-whole-food-plant-based diet I’ve been trying out. My intentions
Our Dark Night
Daniel Mark
March 17, AD2021
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We claim that we follow Christ but sometimes that relationship asks us for so much more than we realize at first. More than one saint
Someone Else’s Reflections: An Aid To Prayer
Dom Cingoranelli
February 28, AD2021
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Someone else’s reflections are or can be, an aid to prayer. However, they are not your prayer or my prayer per se. Some such aids
Praying with Scripture – Getting Started
Dom Cingoranelli
December 29, AD2020
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“Praying with Scripture – can a layperson like me can expect to do this? Is this like meditation? Seems that it requires a lot of
Christian Prayer and the Divine Office
Deacon Steve Greco
April 14, AD2020
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In its discussion of Christian prayer, the Catechism of the Catholic Church distinguishes between meditation and contemplation. Meditation is described as a quest in which
From Isolation to Community Solitude
Father Nicholas Blackwell O. Carm.
March 29, AD2020
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As I write this article, the surreal nature of the global Coronavirus (Covid-19) situation is pervading my spirit. It is one thing to read about
Witch-Hunters and the Hunted
David Torkington
December 7, AD2018
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The heresy of Quietism (1687) involved a complete misunderstanding of the classical mystical authors by various groups of religious enthusiasts that led to all sorts
Principles for Your Spiritual Life: Insights from the Carmelite Rule
Father Nicholas Blackwell O. Carm.
June 30, AD2018
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Here then are a few points I have written down to provide you with a standard of conduct to live up to; but our Lord,
The Life of a Gardener: Prayer and St. Teresa of Avila
Father Nicholas Blackwell O. Carm.
April 27, AD2018
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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
Find Comfort in Christ: Take Off Your Shoes of Sin
Gabriel Garnica
April 24, AD2018
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St. Teresa of Avila once stated, “We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.”
An Encounter with the Forearm of St. Francis Xavier
Patrick Malone
January 31, AD2018
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This past January, thanks to the collaboration of Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) and the Jesuits, the forearm of St. Francis Xavier came to my city,
The Trouble With The World is Me
David Torkington
August 23, AD2017
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In his book, Small is Beautiful, Schumacher said,”Although people go on crying out for solutions, they become angry when they are told that the restoration
Catholic Identity Politics and Vocation in the Age of Trump
Patrick Malone
May 22, AD2017
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Surely she had never asked God for anything except that He should let her have her will. And every time she had been granted what
Authentic Prayer: Battling Distractions
David Torkington
March 23, AD2017
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Did you know that you can’t really pray without distractions? Don’t take my word for it, take the word of St Teresa of Avila. When
Detachment: Camels Can Pass Through Needles
Mike Eisenbath
December 30, AD2015
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Perhaps you have heard this old business saying: “It’s better to seek forgiveness than to ask permission.” Indeed, my admittedly brief time in the field
Know Thyself: St. Teresa of Avila on Humility
Chelsea Houghton
August 30, AD2014
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How do we gain true humility? How well do we really know ourselves? Recently, for spiritual reading I’ve been reading St. Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle.
