“The higher the soul stands on the ladder of mystical union, the more harmoniously will her faculties work together… What she (Teresa of Avila) stressed in the beginning as strongly as possible, namely, that the ascent to God has to be a perfecting of man’s nature, she maintains as well in her description of the […]
Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection,came forward and put this question to Jesus, saying,“Teacher, Moses wrote for us,If someone’s brother dies leaving a wife but no child,his brother must take the wifeand raise up descendants for his brother.Now there were seven brothers;the first married a woman but died childless.Then the second
“Christ cannot live in us. We don’t permit it… Because we do not have that love which keeps us really united with the Beloved… We Dutchmen have to be doubly on the alert in this matter. We have as our watchword, ‘Don’t exaggerate.’ And therefore we suppress all spontaneity. We don’t call it that. We
Today, November 20, is the memorial of Blessed Angeles de San Jose & Companion-Martyrs. The Sisters of the Institute of Christian Doctrine (Hermanas de la Doctrina Cristiana), founded by Mother Micaela Grau in 1880, were into Christian instruction and catechism that even when the anti-clerical Spanish Civil War was raging in the 1930s, the sisters
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Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive outthose who were selling things, saying to them,“It is written,My house shall be a house of prayer,but you have made it a den of thieves.”And every day he was teaching in the temple area.The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile,were seeking
“We don’t desire to stand in the forefront and be applauded for achievements which people in the world look up to. We wish only to be conspicuous by our simplicity and sincerity. Cardinal Gasquete once said about the Carmelites that they were distinguished for their natural and sincere appearance: they are ‘simple and sincere,’ unsophisticated
Today, November 19, is the memorial of Saint Raphael Kalinowski. Carmelite friar. He was born Jozef Kalinowski to a noble Polish family in Vilnius, Lithuania in 1835. When he turned 18, he joined the Imperial Russian Army and got promoted to Captain years later. He later resigned from the Army and became minister of war
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As Jesus drew near Jerusalem,he saw the city and wept over it, saying,“If this day you only knew what makes for peace–but now it is hidden from your eyes.For the days are coming upon youwhen your enemies will raise a palisade against you;they will encircle you and hem you in on all sides.They will smash
“We have not been called, on our public appearances, to do magnificent and much talked about things. That would go against simplicity as we should practice it. But it is our duty to do the ordinary things with greatness, that is, with a pure intention and the application of our whole personality.” Bl. Titus Brandsma
Today, November 18, is the memorial of Saint Philippine Duchesne. Rose Philippine was born to a French family known for its wealth and political connections. She was educated by the nuns from the Order of the Visitation. Realizing she had a religious vocation, she told her family her desire to become a nun. Her family
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