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by bcadmin | Jul 27, 2022 | Dominican Order, Featured, mysticism, News, Prayer, Sophia Excerpts, St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa of Avila | 0 |
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 […]
by bcadmin | Jan 13, 2022 | Annual retreat, Code of Canon Law, News, Only Jesus, St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa of Avila | 0 |
The Code of Canon Law broadly requires every priest, religious and seminarian to make an annual retreat. This week, I feel blessed to be joining the bishops of this ecclesiastical province (Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota) for our annual retreat.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 13, 2021 | Fr. Thomas Dubay, News, Spiritual Canticle, St. Francis of Assisi, St. John Chrysostom, St. John of the Cross, St. John Vianney, St. Teresa of Avila, The Dispatch | 0 |
The great mystic gave us a portrait of his own manner when he sketched out his counsels on how all of us are to behave […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 14, 2021 | Cross, Daily Quote, News, Saints, St. John of the Cross | 0 |
A Daily Quote to Inspire Your Catholic Faith “Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn’t seek the glory of Christ.” (St. John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church) December 14 is the Memorial of St. John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Chur…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 22, 2021 | Best of Week, Featured, grace, News, Prayer, Sophia Excerpts, St. John of the Cross | 0 |
I will explain. Man has need of God. This need finds its first source in our condition as creatures. We exist because God created us and keeps us in existence; not only that, but we have need of Him continually in order to live and to act. Further, our actions are dependent on the Supreme […]
by bcadmin | Apr 21, 2021 | Daily Quote, News, Saints, Spiritual Life, St. John of the Cross | 0 |
A Daily Quote to Inspire Your Catholic Faith “Wisdom enters through love, silence, and mortification. It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others.” (St. John of the Cross) The M…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 24, 2020 | Ask a Carmelite Sister, Carmelite, COVID-19, Dark Night of the Soul, Faith, Featured, In the Spotlight, lonely, Natural Faith, News, practical faith, Saint Teresa of Ávila, Saints, Spiritual Life, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, St. John of the Cross, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Supernatural Faith, transcendentals | 0 |
Dear Sister, Sometimes the living of my Catholic faith is a lonely walk for me. Why is that? Am I doing anything wrong? Sometimes I think, “Am I the only one feeling this way?” I’ve never had theology classes and would appreciate anything you could s…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 12, 2020 | conversion, Featured, good works, Gospel, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, News, Parable of the Sower, parables, Prayer, Sacraments, Salvation, Scripture, St. Augustine, St. John of the Cross, St. Josemaría Escrivá, St. Matthew, Sunday Scripture Reflections, Virtue | 0 |
We all know in general terms what God requires of us. He requires our love of Him and our love of others. He has given us His Church in which to gather and grow as His family. Through worship at Holy Mass and receiving Him in Holy Communion, we are str…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 23, 2020 | Adam Stefan Sapieha, Albert Chmielowski, Carmelite spirituality, Catholic Living, Featured, Jan Tyranowski, News, Poland, Pope John Paul II, St. John of the Cross, Stanisław Dziwisz, Weekly Headlines | 0 |
“But looking at the fuller picture, I clearly see that a number of situations and individuals had a positive influence on me, and that God was using them to make his voice heard.” — Pope Saint John Paul II Think of everything that Karol Wojtyła brought with him to Rome: his teachings, his knowledge, his […]
by bcadmin | Apr 20, 2020 | 2020, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Coronavirus, COVID-19, divine permission, Dostoyevsky, Father, God, God's Will, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, News, Plague, Robert Royal, Solzhenitsyn, St. Benedict, St. John of the Cross, The Catholic Thing, The Start of a Reckoning | 0 |
Robert Royal on COVID-19: Whether God sent the plague or has merely permitted it, He must want good things to come from it.
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 24, 2020 | Catholicism, Featured, News, Prayer & Spirituality, St. John of the Cross, Theology | 0 |
Despite our differences, it is often said that Catholics and Protestants at least agree on some big things, like the divinity of Jesus and the triune nature of God. That’s true, but one could contend that Catholicism has a richer understanding of who God is and how we relate to Him than many Protestant denominations, […]
by bcadmin | Feb 19, 2020 | Archbishop Charles Thompson, Archdiocese of Indianapolis, clerical sexual abuse, Father John Hollowell, Features, interview, News, St. John of the Cross, Teresa of Calcutta | 0 |
Last week, Father John Hollowell announced to readers of his blog and followers on Twitter that he has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, and that he will be offering his sufferings for the victims […]
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