Oblate Formation 
Humility is the foundation of the house of love(0)
Humility is the foundation of the house of love. Yet even that foundation sits on the firm earth of gratitude. ”Abba Peter (the Pionite) said, “We must not be puffed up when the Lord does something through our meditation, but we must rather thank him for having made us worthy to be called by him.’ [...]
Heaven will be worth it all
. . .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 [...]
Jesus took his place
After having undergone the humiliation of his passion and death, Jesus took his place at the right-hand of God; he took his place with his eternal Father. But he also entered heaven as our Head. Whereupon, in the expression of Leo the Great, the glory of the Head became the hope of the body. For all [...]
WWJD: What was Jesus doing?
A clergy friend of mine remarked the other day that he found it difficult to preach during the Easter season – the excitement of the big day is past, he said, but the Lord has not yet ascended, and the Spirit has not yet come. For these 40 days until the Ascension, Jesus just keeps [...]
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