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Silence
In the Pope Benedict XVI’s Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church, he speaks about the importance of silence in relation to the word of God, “In...
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Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
In the past three to four hundred years, many Spiritual Directors have entrusted those discerning a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This devotion, which is...
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Discernment- Like a pair of old boots
There was a romantic comedy film I watched a while back in which the male protagonist said to the female protagonist “you and I belong together like a pair of old boots.” In a sense, a vocation can be...
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St. Teresa of Avila: Transverberation
In chapter 29, inThe Life of St. Teresa of Avila, we read the following description of St. Teresa’s mystical ecstasy, also known as “transverberation”. In this description we hear St. Teresa narrate...
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Jesus’ Baptism and the Desert
How are baptism and Lent connected? There is a saying in Spanish that can be translated to read something like this “tell me who you’re with and I will tell you who you are.” This saying will help us...
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“Which Means Sent”
Isn’t it funny that I’ve overlooked that little phrase from this Sunday’s Gospel even though I’ve read or heard it dozens and dozens of times? I readily focus on the story of the blind man—the miracle...
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