For me, it is the rosary that keeps me grounded. Even then, there are days when the sheep scatter, so I continue anyway, but yes, it is difficult...
Beautifully said, thank you.
[ATTACH] Aging and Chronic Exhaustion My child, how creative My love is, how I long to take hold of My children swiftly, and how many slip away...
Food, my struggle as well, keeps me humble for sure. Thank you for your testimony on how you experience God's mercy. Peace Br. Mark
One morning about 11 years ago, I was praying and walking around our inner cloister. I was seeking to understand an issue I have been struggling...
[ATTACH] The Gordian Knot Within I have come to believe that the Gordian Knot is less a story about a physical knot than a symbol of the deep...
community life has it share of problems, always, no exceptions.
We all struggle, but we know many do not and suffer very much.
[ATTACH] From Mirror to Mercy In my last reflection, I spoke about community as a kind of hall of mirrors—how, in others, we often see...
[ATTACH] A Hall of Mirrors Our community can be seen as a kind of hall of mirrors. In others, we often encounter reflections of parts of...
[ATTACH] Life Is Good(aside from all the crap) Theodicy is the discipline that seeks to understand why there is so much suffering in the world....
Isolation is also miserable and deadening. I have a feeling you are doing fine.
[ATTACH] Men Must Be Tender To fulfill their mission, men must be attentive to their own hearts so as to hear the voice of God, as St. Joseph...
Thank you for you kind comment, and sharing about your life as well Peace Br. Mark
[ATTACH] Long Slow Journey “If you only knew who God is… and how much He deserves to have you study His unsearchable riches, His generosity, His...
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[ATTACH] Keys To Heaven: Eucharist And Love (taken from Spirit Daily with permission) Below is a beautiful article on our spiritual lives as...
Yes, they are modes of being, not physical realities like our bodies.
[ATTACH] Growth in Tenderness The feminine heart is gifted by God to manifest His tenderness. Men learn it mostly from women. Therefore, when...
[ATTACH] Mercy Sunday: Standing Before the Open Heart of God On the Second Sunday of Easter, the Church invites us to pause and contemplate the...
[ATTACH] The Meaning of the Resurrection When I contemplate the Resurrection of Jesus, I experience it as the central truth that gives shape...
Actually, once the Rosary is learned and becomes natural, one can use anything from scriptures to pray. I like to meditate from time to time on...
[ATTACH] The Significance of the Empty Tomb on Holy Saturday Holy Saturday stands alone in the Christian liturgical year as a day defined by...
[ATTACH] A Personal Spiritual Reflection on the Meaning of Good Friday Good Friday has always touched something deep within me. It is the one...
[ATTACH] The Importance of Holy Thursday and the Eucharist for Catholics Holy Thursday draws us into the quiet, sacred heart of the Paschal...
[ATTACH] The Importance of Confession The Sacrament of Reconciliation is one of the Church’s greatest gifts. It is where mercy meets human...
[ATTACH] The Slow, Difficult Work of Forgiving: An Essay on Wounds, Will, and Faith Forgiveness is often spoken of as something noble, healing,...
[ATTACH] Thoughts on Psalm 139 “The God Who Knows, Surrounds, and Forms Us” Psalm 139 is one of the most intimate prayers in all of Scripture....
[ATTACH] A Comparative Essay on Fr. Robert Spitzer’s Theology of Suffering and Hell Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., offers a rich and intellectually...
[ATTACH] Essay on Trust, Endurance, and the Purifying Light of God “Trust and, with patient endurance, allow all your disorders to come to the...
