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If prayer is aided by a sacred space that we see with our eyes, it is because the deeper substratum of our existence has a theological character. If inner dispositions are brought into harmony through what we see and touch, it is because of a deep theological connection between our bodies and our prayer. If […]
If Christian prayer plummets dim but real reflections of eternal glory in the passing shadows of the world, it is because God has fashioned the world to contain mysteries beyond what is material and visible. By faith, everything becomes a sacrament that gives us God – even the most painful circumstances. Without faith, the human […]
In order to enter into contemplative prayer, it is important to enter into a sacred space. The holy place Christian contemplation accesses is heaven itself. Every church, oratory and shrine is only a physical image of this spiritual reality. This is because, joined to the Lord of Life by faith, the Christian lives, not his […]
Christian formation requires above all formation in truth. We are formed in truth when our judgements conform to the way things actually are and we act in harmony with what we know. No one can arrive at such judgments or action by himself. To judge rightly, one must be formed. Only when one is gratuitously […]
The Eucharist, the sacred banquet, is a mystery that evokes a certain kind of contemplation. Peter caught this gaze of love when Jesus asked him, “And you, will you also depart from me?” If we desire to enter into Eucharistic contemplation, we must allow this question to inconvenience us until we are uncomfortable. Contemplative prayer […]
Mary stands in the midst of the Church and the brokenness of her members as a sign that reminds us to fast and pray for a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit. If, in these trying times, Church leaders fail us now as once did Peter, Judas and the nine who abandoned Christ, we should, […]
Even as ecclesial leaders are dismayed before the storm of an increasingly angry secularism, there is also an increase in saints, apparitions and locutions. On every continent of the world, Jesus, Mary, St. Michael and other good Angels and saints have been addressing us with ever greater urgency. Each message, in one way or another, […]
Human freedom requires prayer and fasting. We should fast from everything that is against freedom. Let’s face it: there is little real “free” speech or objective reporting in our news media. It is geared to excite insecurity to sell products and to manipulate social behavior. The more emotionally worked up we allow ourselves to be, […]
The discipline of the Christian life, the discipline of obedience to the Lord, is filled with blessings, fruitfulness, gifts and deepest meaning. Pandemics, social upheaval, natural disasters, calamities and rumors of war do not excuse us the mission to share the Gospel of Christ but instead provide new occasions and opportunity to reveal the wisdom […]
A burning draws barefoot pilgrims toA bush aflame but unconsumed.In deepest center, in central height, Away from earthly cares, out of empty voids:Only unshod do steps off inadequacy’s edgeLead into those whispers of silent stillnesses, Where Meaning freely searches the heart. An ache compels them down closer. Held to breast the Word moves and Rests that knowing twinkle […]
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