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Looking towards the darkness where one finds God is a metaphor for the seeking of purgation and cleansing of all sin in order to be illumi...

See the Doctor of the Church series regarding St. Bonaventure, the great theologian of the Franciscans. Some links below either on him ...

Lord, teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds...

When I was in a community so long ago now, we were exhorted not to have a caravan, or even a little red wagon, but to be able to move fre...

Interestingly, all orders have a "character" which means the prayer of the order has a certain characteristic. For me, for ex...

Since January 1 of this year, I have moved about six times and lived in eight different places. I have moved all my stuff twice and been ...

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The Jesuits, and the lay order of Jesuits, called the Secular Institute of Our Lady of the Way (Road), take a vow of poverty, as well as ...

While some orders have a day of discipline, by setting aside certain hours for prayer and some for work and necessities, such as eating a...

Again, I think that Jesuit ways of prayer can easily be incorporated into lay lifestyles. Part of this is that the Jesuit approach is prac...

Starting now... perhaps the most useful approach to prayer for the laity--the Jesuit method. I want to begin with a basic idea that the...

...on this point. Pray he declares the last doctrine--Mary as Mediatrix of All Grace, and Co-Redemptorix. This would be a good time to do ...

I predicted this....a long time ago in another galaxy far away... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3158012/Foreign-students-banned-...

Today is the feast of the great St. Henry. His wife has been spotlighted on this blog--St. Cunegunda. Pray to them for me and for STS, ple...

So much more could be written on the deep spirituality of this young saint, Elizabeth of the Trinity. However, I need to move on to the Jesu...

Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity gives us new insights into the virtue of humility. Amazingly, these are shared in retreat notes written b...

"When I read in the Gospel that "Mary went in haste to the hill country of Judea," to perform her loving service to her co...

On Thursday, I hurt my hand and it is still sore, and today, a heavy 70 pound box fell on my arm. My left side now feels quite painful. I ...

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