Heaven will be worth it all
Psalm 148: Praise to him who sits upon the throne
If I am true to God’s Word
Jesus took his place
WWJD: What was Jesus doing?
St. Pachomius
Fr. Solanus Casey Guild: An Interview with Br. Edward
Oblate plans pilgrimage to eastern European monasteries
Does not love make amends?
Peter the Venerable
Addicted to your cellphone? Nomophobia on the rise
Benedictine sister has lived her life as a prayer
Benedictine Spirituality as Integral to Liturgical Formation, part 4
Benedictine Wisdom»
Does not love make amends? (1)
I will flee from the sight of the anger of the Lord and go to a place of refuge, to that zeal of mercy which burns sweetly and wholly purifies. Does not love make amends? Truly it does powerfully. I have read that it covers a multitude of sins. But I would ask this: is [...]
Church Fathers»
The Saviour is working among us (0)
Dead men cannot take effective action; their power of influence on others lasts only till the grave. Deeds and actions that energise others belong only to the living. Well, then, look at the facts in this case. The Saviour is working mightily among men, every day He is invisibly persuading numbers of people all over [...]
Church News & Info»
Addicted to your cellphone? Nomophobia on the rise (0)
By NBCMiami.com We use cellphones every day. But for a growing number of people, staying connected is an obsession. According to a study by SecurEnvoy, a company that deals in mobile phone technology, the fear of being apart from your cellphone is on the rise. It’s called Nomophobia, as in “No mobile phone phobia,” and 66 percent of the [...]
Desert Wisdom»
Why have sympathy for others, but none for yourself? (0)
Now when a person comes to himself as did that young prodigal son, where does he find himself? Is it not in a far country, in the Land of Unlikeness, and in a strange land, where he sits down and weeps as he remembers his father and his home. And does he not find cause [...]
Instruction»
If I am true to God’s Word (0)
God utters me like a word containing a partial thought of him. A word will never be able to comprehend the voice that utters it. But if I am true to the concept that God utters in me, if I am true to the thought of Him that I was meant to embody, I shall [...]
Lectio Divina»
Scripture Should Lead to ‘Personal Encounter With the Lord of Life’ (Comments Off)
VATICAN CITY (EWTN News/CNA)—Pope Benedict XVI spoke today about Psalm 119 as a wonderful discourse on the breadth and depth of man’s relationship with God. The Psalmist’s song “voices the range of sentiments which fill the hearts of those who pray: praise, thanksgiving, trust, supplication and lament, all within the context of a heartfelt openness [...]
Liturgy of the Hours»
Psalm 148: Praise to him who sits upon the throne (0)
1. Psalm 148 that we have just lifted up to God is a true “canticle of creatures”, a kind of Old Testament Te Deum, a cosmic “alleluia” that involves everyone and everything in divine praise. This is how a contemporary exegete has commented on it: “The Psalmist, calling them by name, puts beings in order. [...]
Lives of Saints»
St. Pachomius (0)
St. Pachomius can justifiabley be called the founder of of cenobitic monasticism, monks who live in community. Even though St. Antony the Great was the first to go into the desert to live a life of seclusion pursuing evangelical perfection, he lived a heremitic life, that is, a primarily solitary life. Pachomius first started out [...]
Living the Rule»
Oblate plans pilgrimage to eastern European monasteries (0)
Entirely by the grace of God, I have been planning a 14-week pilgrimage into eastern Europe this spring and summer. The overall intent is to allow the Holy Spirit to draw me closer to Him and to immerse myself in some of that peace and joy He so abundantly promises us. In addition to spending [...]
Marian»
Litany of Our Lady of Lourdes (Comments Off)
Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy; Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy. Christ hear us; Christ graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven; Have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world; Have mercy on us. God the Holy Spirit; Have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, [...]
Monastery»
Fr. Solanus Casey Guild: An Interview with Br. Edward (0)
Brother Edward, a Belmont Abbey monk and guestmaster at the monastery, just launched the new Fr. Solanus Casey Guild which is dedicated to the beatification of Fr. Solanus Casey. Br. Edward has been a monk of Belmont Abbey for over 8 years, and says he wants to share the peace of following God’s will with [...]
Oblate Formation»
Heaven will be worth it all (0)
. . .when it seemed that wickedness had triumphed and virtue had gone down in defeat, came the sudden and ever-glorious victory in the resurrection to immortality and fadeless life and glory, to be followed shortly by the triumphal return to the heavenly kingdom and the prepared and awaiting regal seat at the right hand [...]
Rule»
Relationship (0)
No relationship is possible, if it has any value or depth at all without some degree of trust. It can also be said that all relationships that are meaningful will have times of crisis, in which the relationship can either die, or deepen, after a rift has been made. Those who drop out too quickly, I feel [...]
St Benedict»
Passing of Our Holy Father St. Benedict (Comments Off)
Towards the end of his life, Benedict is praying alone in a tower room before the others are awake. He prays how? standing at the window (ad fenestram stans83) looking out over the sleeping countryside. . . . Oninipotentem Deuin deprecans85—this seems to indicate prayer of supplication, petition, but is not to be taken too [...]
Work of God»
Prayer to St. Joseph for Employment (0)
Dear Saint Joseph, you were yourself once faced with the responsibility of providing the necessities of life for Jesus and Mary. Look down with fatherly compassion upon me in my anxiety over my present inability to support my family. Please help me to find gainful employment very soon, so that this heavy burden of concern [...]
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