Mysteries of the Christian and of the Mystical Life
The stages of prayer form, so to speak, a résumé of the mystical life as a whole; and the mystical life, it can be said, in a certain sense takes in the entire spiritual life and even the whole Christian life in the strict sense of the term — since every faithful Christian, by the […]
“To Praise”: Saint Dominic and the Contemplative Style We will focus soon enough on Saint Dominic as the foundational and ultimate Dominican doer, but this great saint was a first-rate thinker as well. His heart burned with zeal to preach the good news, and he knew that to do so most effectively he needed to […]
Jesus said, “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!” (Lk. 12:49). What kind of fire is Jesus talking about? Is he thinking of Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen. 19:23-25)? Fire certainly conjures up terrifying images of punishment for sins, such as the very real “eternal fire” […]
Do not fail to imitate the lives of saintly and noble men. So Many Saints So Worthy of Our Imitation What a great boon we all have in our heavenly extended family, the glorious communion of saints God has given us, through their willingness to devote themselves to Him. With their Christ-centered heroic virtue, the saints […]
Thomas Aquinas compared love to a furnace, and the more powerful the furnace, the farther will it warm with its heat. St. Martin de Porres strove to bring that love to the ends of the world.
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