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Some people have shared with me that they see their guardian angels. Some have experienced the presence of the guardian angels. Some have ...

and  some of the hospital staff.... Can you spot STS?

http://www.omvusa.org/ Someone today introduced me to this order. It promotes the spirituality of St. Ignatius. Readers might be intereste...

In the Latin and Orthodox traditions, there have been different terms for different types of martyrdom. We all know that red martyrdom is ...

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Christ reminds us of the hard way, the narrow way to heaven. The choosing to cooperate with grace is totally in our decisions. God is not to...

Reading St. Bernard's Sermon 2 on the Song of Songs, one is caught by the movement of the Spirit which enabled Bernard to feel grief a...

Blessed Gerard had an entire website to himself.  The pictures and photographs are worth seeing.  You may read his story here...

Blessed Adrian Fortescue  From  http://saint-john-of-jerusalem.blogspot.com/2011/07/feast-of-blessed-adrian-fortescue.html Adrian For...

I discovered a great website on the saints who were Knights of Malta. I shall highlight one daily for a week or so. If you cannot wait, he...

LOL. But, seriously, have not had any Maltese readers for five or six weeks that I have seen on the stats. Hmmmm.... God bless Malta. Mayb...

In the so-called Dark Ages, the Celtic missionaries brought Christianity to the northern countries. They even traveled to the New World, if ...

The Illuminative State would be obvious to other people who witnessed someone in this state. The person would exhibit wisdom from God and an...

Most Catholics go to St. John of the Cross or St. Teresa of Avila for the description of the Illuminative and Unitive States. However, I ...

In this perfection series, I shall focus on love. St. Bernard writes this in Sermon 69:1-- "The soul must be in control of its pas...

Over and over again, the Doctors of the Church insist that obedience is the main route to holiness. Bernard in Sermon 46:5 writes this:...

When in doubt, do what Rome has approved. When in doubt, avoid what Rome has not positively approved. I am very concerned about some websi...

St. Bernard writes this: "We do not hesitate boldly to proclaim that every soul, if it is vigilant and careful in the practice of al...

This title is a direct quotation from St. Bernard of Clairvaux, the saint who has accompanied me for most of my adult life. He adds to ...

I am surprised today to be told that Mother Rita, who was my immediate head when I was in the monastery in Cobh, has died. She was healthy...