“Do you hear what I hear?” So goes the popular Christmas song and, also, the reaction of people who will be tuning in to enjoy “Blended,” the benefit concert of the Philippine Carmelite Province of Blessed Titus Brandsma. The concert, slated for online streaming this coming December 14 at 8PM, aims to express the Carmelites’ …
As typhoon Ulysses leave the country, thousands of families are left devastated with lives lost and homes destroyed and under floodwaters. In Brgy. Bagong Silangan in Quezon City, served by two Carmelite-administered parishes – San Isidro Labrador Parish and Sagrada Familia Parish – hundreds of families have left their homes in anticipation of the flood. …
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“There is no more urgent need than total surrender to God, putting oneself totally in his hands. In his infinite, and therefore in his incomprehensible love… He wishes to fill us with himself, if only we wish to be filled by him and do not close our hearts to him by filling them with things …
Asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come,Jesus said in reply,“The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed,and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or, ‘There it is.’For behold, the Kingdom of God is among you.” Then he said to his disciples,“The days will come when you will …
Today, November 12, is the memorial of Saint Josaphat. Joseph was born in 1580 in the Ukraine. His family was from the Eastern Orthodox Church. In time, Josaphat became interested in the Catholic Church. Thus in his early 20s he became a monk of the Order of Saint Basil the Great. He was ordained priest …
“To consider life as a march through the Desert to Horeb in order to see God there and in the contemplation of God to give a totally new dimension to life. To make of life a foretaste of heaven by already here seeing God united with us as much as possible, God living and working …
Today, November 11, is the memorial of Saint Martin of Tours. Martin was born in what is now Szombathely, Hungary. He had pagan parents but, as a teenager, discovered Christianity. He was baptized into the Church at age 18. Since his father was an officer, Martin was obliged to join the military. Once, while …
As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem,he traveled through Samaria and Galilee.As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him.They stood at a distance from him and raised their voice, saying,“Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!”And when he saw them, he said,“Go show yourselves to the priests.”As they were going they were cleansed.And one …
“People have to see God again and live in contemplation of God. This is called mysticism. So be it. I can even applaud this usage if in it I can find the expression of the truth that in mysticism we have to see the progressive and highest development of what has potentially been posited in …
Today, November 10, is the memorial of Pope Saint Leo the Great. Pope and Doctor of the Church. He was born to the Italian nobility and was known as a strong student in scripture and theology. As a priest, he was recognized as an eloquent writer and homilist. He was Pope from 440 to 461 …